Go back to Meaning in English
expression
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
GOH-BAK-too / GOH-BAK-tuh / GOH-BAK-tih
ɡˈəʊ/ /bˈæk/ /tˈuː
goh-BAK-too
Definition
To return to a place, time, or situation that you were at before. It can also mean to start doing something again that you did previously.
Usage & Nuances
Common in both formal and informal contexts. Used for physical locations, times ("go back to the 1990s"), activities, or topics ("Let's go back to what you said earlier"). Not interchangeable with just "go back" when specifying what you return to.
Spanish: volver a - regresar aPortuguese (BR): voltar para - retornar aPortuguese (PT): voltar a - regressar aChinese (Simplified): 回到 - 返回到Chinese (Traditional): 回到 - 返回到Hindi: वापस जानाArabic: يعود إلى - يرجع إلىBengali: ফিরে যাওয়া - ফিরে ফিরে যাওয়াRussian: вернуться кJapanese: 〜に戻るVietnamese: quay lạiKorean: ~로 돌아가다Turkish: -e geri dönmekUrdu: واپس جاناIndonesian: kembali ke
Example Sentences
I want to go back to my hometown next summer.
basic
Please go back to page ten in your books.
basic
After the movie, we will go back to the hotel.
basic
I sometimes wish I could go back to when life was simpler.
natural
Let’s go back to what you were saying earlier.
natural
Every fall, the birds go back to the south.
natural