English Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs with BACK
Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example |
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Back away | Move backwards in fear or dislike | When the attacker saw the dog, he backed away. |
Back down | Withdraw; concede defeat | Local authorities backed down on their plans to demolish the cinema. |
Back down | Stop defending your opinion | Jenny never backs down. She loves debating and usually wins. |
Back into | Reverse a vehicle into a space | Tom backed his car into a parking space. |
Back into | Hit something when reversing a vehicle | Lisa backed into the fire hydrant that she couldn’t see in the rear view mirror. |
Back off | Retreat; become less aggressive | The thugs backed off when they saw the police. |
Back onto | Reverse a vehicle onto something | Jack backed the van onto the path. |
Back onto | Overlook from the back | Their house backs onto the beach. |
Back out | Not keep a promise; decide not to do something agreed on | You promised to help. Please don't back out at the last minute! |
Back out of | Withdraw from an agreement | He backed out of the Paris agreement. |
Back out of | Reverse a vehicle out of a space. | Nora backed the car out of the garage. |
Back up | Support or defend | If I tell the boss we've got too much work, will you back me up? |
Back up | Copy a computer document as a security measure | It is recommended to back up all files for safety purposes. |
Back up | Reverse a vehicle towards or against something | The car beeped as he backed it up against the wall. |
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