back (EN)
przysłówek, przymiotnik, rzeczownik, czasownik

przysłówek “back”

back
  1. z powrotem
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. z tyłu
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. dawniej
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. z dala
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. w głębi
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. wstecz
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. w zamian
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. temu (np. lata temu)
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. opóźniony
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

przymiotnik “back”

back, non-gradable
  1. tylny
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. archiwalny
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. położony z dala od głównego obszaru
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. zaległy
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

rzeczownik “back”

sg. back, pl. backs or uncountable
  1. plecy
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. tył (ubrania)
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. oparcie (mebla)
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. koniec (np. na końcu)
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. odwrotna strona
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. grzbiet (ostrza)
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. rewers
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. obrońca (w sporcie)
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. zbiornik
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. barka
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

czasownik “back”

back; he backs; past backed, part. backed; ger. backing
  1. cofać się
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. wspierać
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. poświadczyć (np. podpisem na odwrocie dokumentu)
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.