go back to

phrasal-verb
UK: /ˌɡəʊ ˈbæk tuː/
US: /ˌɡoʊ ˈbæk tuː/

  1. To return to a place.

    1. I will go back to my house. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the break, we'll go back to our regular schedule of classes. [ ] [ ]

  2. To start doing something again.

    1. I go back to work tomorrow. [ ] [ ]
    2. After thinking it over, I decided to go back to my original plan. [ ] [ ]

  3. To think about or remember something in the past.

    1. Let's go back to the summer of 2003. [ ] [ ]
    2. To understand the problem, we need to go back to the beginning of the project. [ ] [ ]

  4. To revert to a previous state or condition.

    1. We cannot go back to the old ways. [ ] [ ]
    2. The country doesn't want to go back to being an isolated dictatorship. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

remember return revert resume recall

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "go back to" in English means: To return to a place., To start doing something again., To think about or remember something in the past., To revert to a previous state or condition..

The phonetic transcription of "go back to" is /ˌɡəʊ ˈbæk tuː/ in British English and /ˌɡoʊ ˈbæk tuː/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "go back to": remember, return, revert, resume, recall.

Example usage of "go back to": "I will go back to my house.". More examples on the page.