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back (EN)
bywoord, byvoeglike naamwoord, Selfstandige naamwoord, werkwoord

bywoord “back”

back (more/most)
  1. terug
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. agtertoe
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. vroeër
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. terug
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. agter
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. terug
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. terug
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. gelede
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. uitgestel
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

byvoeglike naamwoord “back”

basisvorm back, nie-gradeerbaar
  1. agterste
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. verouderd
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. geleë weg van die hoofarea
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. agterstallig
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

Selfstandige naamwoord “back”

enkelvoud back, meervoud backs of ontelbaar
  1. rug
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. rugkant
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. rugleuning
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. agterkant
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. agterkant
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. rugkant (van 'n lem)
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. keerzijde
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. agterspeler
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. bak
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. veerboot
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

werkwoord “back”

infinitief back; hy backs; verlede tyd backed; verlede deelw. backed; ger. backing
  1. agteruitgaan
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. ondersteun
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. endosseer
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.