What part of speech is back?

Back can be categorized as an adjective, a noun, a verb and an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. back is a verb, present, 1st person singular of back (infinitive).
  • 2. back is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. back is a noun, singular of backs.
  • 4. back is an adjective.
  • 5. back is an adverb.

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Verb

Noun

Adjective

What does back mean?

Definitions

Adjective
back - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
back - located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
back - of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"

Adverb
back - in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
back - at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
back - in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"
back - in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
back - in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"
back - in reply; "he wrote back three days later"

Verb
back - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
back - travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
back - support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
back - strengthen by providing with a back or backing
back - cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
back - be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
back - shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
back - give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
back - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

Noun
back - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
back - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
back - (football) a person who plays in the backfield
back - a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
back - the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
back - the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
back - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
back - the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
back - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
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Examples of back

#   Sentence  
1. noun His back was nicely tanned.
2. noun The back of the dental chair was adjustable.
3. noun He stood at the back of the stage.
4. noun They pinned a `kick me' sign on his back.
5. noun The fall broke his back.
6. noun He wrote the date on the back of the photograph.
7. noun The back of her neck looks like a pack of hot dogs.
8. noun This particular chair is designed to help with back problems, which she has.
9. noun "At some point, Patricia tripped or the bear tripped her and was at her back.
10. noun Information on archive sites, and indices of comp.sources.unix back issues are posted regularly in comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.d.
11. noun Place your hands one on top of the other in your lap, keep your back straight, eyes closed and tongue on the roof of your mouth.
12. noun When common sense takes a back seat to politics and legal mumbo jumbo what have we become?
13. noun Get a back pack and sleeping bag or good warm blanket.
14. noun I've modified my Holga 120 to take 35mm film and I know that you can't wind the film back, you have to open the back of the camera (in a darkroom) to rewind the film.
15. noun Turn on your back.
16. verb Back into the driveway.
17. verb Back this enterprise.
18. verb Back the car into the parking spot.
19. verb Can you back up your claims?
20. verb I can't back this plan.
21. verb Musharraf made his coup in part because of the military's anger over Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's willingness to back down from confronting India over Kashmir, so that he explicitly came to power as a warmonger.
22. verb Despite Sept. 11, the United States still supports the Kashmir groups that back jihad as part of the price Washington is paying to keep Pervez Musharraf happy.
23. verb Any government that assumes power after the elections also realises this, so not even Sistani is going to call the US to withdraw its troops, despite what he is saying now, not until they are ensured the insurgency is out of the picture, or that they have an alternative foreign power (in this case Iran) to back them up.
24. verb Best jiu-jitsu mma in Santa Rosa and i have the experience and belt to back it up!
25. verb It's over between us. Give me back my ring!
26. verb Pull your car out a bit, I can't back my car out.
27. verb The wholesalers might try to back out of the deal.
28. verb I will give you back the CD in a week.
29. verb Tell those people to back off so that the helicopter can land.
30. verb If there is somebody to back me up, the business will be successful.
31. adj. The back yard.
32. adj. The back entrance.
33. adj. Back (or hind) legs.
34. adj. Back issues of the magazine.
35. adj. Also I am still thinking about the Matisse we discussed before but as you can see, I have a lot of other artists I am interested in and it may remain on the back burner because we already have one.
36. adj. But, we had a great laid back day last Saturday and I think have hit that comfortable stage...you know, not quite so formal about dates etc.
37. adj. He's pretty much an "I love American Food, good drinks on occasion, laid back." kind of guy. ;).
38. adj. It's a cute place with a really friendly, laid-back atmosphere.
39. adj. Upon delivery it was clear the entire set was damaged: a piece of wood was broke on the headboard; the chest of drawers was missing all four pieces necessary to attach the legs; the dresser back legs were pushed in causing the dresser to lean into the wall; and a nighstand was missing a drawer.
40. adj. The robber attacked her on a back street.
41. adj. We entered the room by the back door.
42. adj. My back tooth has chipped.
43. adj. We have cut back production by 20%.
44. adj. He felt for his matches and found them in his back pocket.
45. adj. The back seat of the car will hold three passengers.
46. adv. Set the clocks back an hour.
47. adv. Never look back.
48. adv. He moved back.
49. adv. We paid back everything we had borrowed.
50. adv. He hit me and I hit him back.
51. adv. I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher.
52. adv. She went back to her parents' house.
53. adv. He went back to sleep.
54. adv. He wrote back three days later.
55. adv. The MoI in Iraq is equivalent to the US FBI, so this would be like having J. Edgar Hoover unwittingly employ at a high level members of the Weathermen bombers back in the 1960s.
56. adv. Indeed, given how Bush has rampaged around the world alienating allies and ignoring vital conflicts with the potential to blow back on the US, one might well argue that Edwards knows more now than Bush does.
57. adv. As the American public gradually wearies of the Iraq crisis, some have begun worrying that the war could blow back on the US by creating the conditions for anti-American terrorism.
58. adv. India had to pull back its forces from Sri Lanka in 1989 following the election of Ranasinghe Premadasa, a strong critic of Indian mediation.
59. adv. Last June, an international initiative led by Japan to persuade the LTTE to come back to the negotiating table failed despite an aid package offer of US$4.5 billion.
60. adv. Japan's special envoy, Yasushi Akashi, who called for tangible progress in the peace process before the money would be released, came back from visits to Colombo and Kilinochchi in early November a frustrated man.
Sentence  
noun
His back was nicely tanned.
The back of the dental chair was adjustable.
He stood at the back of the stage.
They pinned a `kick me' sign on his back.
The fall broke his back.
He wrote the date on the back of the photograph.
The back of her neck looks like a pack of hot dogs.
This particular chair is designed to help with back problems, which she has.
"At some point, Patricia tripped or the bear tripped her and was at her back.
Information on archive sites, and indices of comp.sources.unix back issues are posted regularly in comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.d.
Place your hands one on top of the other in your lap, keep your back straight, eyes closed and tongue on the roof of your mouth.
When common sense takes a back seat to politics and legal mumbo jumbo what have we become?
Get a back pack and sleeping bag or good warm blanket.
I've modified my Holga 120 to take 35mm film and I know that you can't wind the film back, you have to open the back of the camera (in a darkroom) to rewind the film.
Turn on your back.
verb
Back into the driveway.
Back this enterprise.
Back the car into the parking spot.
Can you back up your claims?
I can't back this plan.
Musharraf made his coup in part because of the military's anger over Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's willingness to back down from confronting India over Kashmir, so that he explicitly came to power as a warmonger.
Despite Sept. 11, the United States still supports the Kashmir groups that back jihad as part of the price Washington is paying to keep Pervez Musharraf happy.
Any government that assumes power after the elections also realises this, so not even Sistani is going to call the US to withdraw its troops, despite what he is saying now, not until they are ensured the insurgency is out of the picture, or that they have an alternative foreign power (in this case Iran) to back them up.
Best jiu-jitsu mma in Santa Rosa and i have the experience and belt to back it up!
It's over between us. Give me back my ring!
Pull your car out a bit, I can't back my car out.
The wholesalers might try to back out of the deal.
I will give you back the CD in a week.
Tell those people to back off so that the helicopter can land.
If there is somebody to back me up, the business will be successful.
adj.
The back yard.
The back entrance.
Back (or hind) legs.
Back issues of the magazine.
Also I am still thinking about the Matisse we discussed before but as you can see, I have a lot of other artists I am interested in and it may remain on the back burner because we already have one.
But, we had a great laid back day last Saturday and I think have hit that comfortable stage...you know, not quite so formal about dates etc.
He's pretty much an "I love American Food, good drinks on occasion, laid back." kind of guy. ;).
It's a cute place with a really friendly, laid-back atmosphere.
Upon delivery it was clear the entire set was damaged: a piece of wood was broke on the headboard; the chest of drawers was missing all four pieces necessary to attach the legs; the dresser back legs were pushed in causing the dresser to lean into the wall; and a nighstand was missing a drawer.
The robber attacked her on a back street.
We entered the room by the back door.
My back tooth has chipped.
We have cut back production by 20%.
He felt for his matches and found them in his back pocket.
The back seat of the car will hold three passengers.
adv.
Set the clocks back an hour.
Never look back.
He moved back.
We paid back everything we had borrowed.
He hit me and I hit him back.
I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher.
She went back to her parents' house.
He went back to sleep.
He wrote back three days later.
The MoI in Iraq is equivalent to the US FBI, so this would be like having J. Edgar Hoover unwittingly employ at a high level members of the Weathermen bombers back in the 1960s.
Indeed, given how Bush has rampaged around the world alienating allies and ignoring vital conflicts with the potential to blow back on the US, one might well argue that Edwards knows more now than Bush does.
As the American public gradually wearies of the Iraq crisis, some have begun worrying that the war could blow back on the US by creating the conditions for anti-American terrorism.
India had to pull back its forces from Sri Lanka in 1989 following the election of Ranasinghe Premadasa, a strong critic of Indian mediation.
Last June, an international initiative led by Japan to persuade the LTTE to come back to the negotiating table failed despite an aid package offer of US$4.5 billion.
Japan's special envoy, Yasushi Akashi, who called for tangible progress in the peace process before the money would be released, came back from visits to Colombo and Kilinochchi in early November a frustrated man.
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