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back (EN)
bijwoord, bijvoeglijk naamwoord, zelfstandig naamwoord, werkwoord

bijwoord “back”

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

bijvoeglijk naamwoord “back”

basisvorm back, niet-vergrotend
  1. achterste (als bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
    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. gelegen weg van het hoofdgebied
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. achterstallig
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

zelfstandig naamwoord “back”

enkelvoud back, meervoud backs of ontelbaar
  1. rug
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. rugpand
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. rugleuning
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. achterkant
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. achterzijde
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. rug (van een mes)
    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. achterhoede
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. bak (in industrieel gebruik)
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. veerboot (specifiek voor transport over water)
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

werkwoord “back”

infinitief back; hij backs; verleden tijd backed; volt. deelw. backed; ger. backing
  1. achteruitgaan
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. steunen
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. endosseren
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.