back (EN)
наречие, прилагательное, существительное, глагол

наречие “back”

back
  1. обратно
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. назад
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. в прошлом
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. вдали
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. в глубине
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. на пути (с препятствием)
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. в ответ
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. тому назад
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. на потом
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

прилагательное “back”

back, non-gradable
  1. задний
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. устаревший
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. расположен в стороне от основной территории
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. просроченный
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

существительное “back”

sg. back, pl. backs or uncountable
  1. спина
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. задняя часть (одежды)
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. спинка (мебели)
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. задняя часть
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. обратная сторона
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. обух (лезвия)
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. изнанка
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. защитник (в спорте)
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. бак (в различных отраслях)
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. паром
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

глагол “back”

back; he backs; past backed, part. backed; ger. backing
  1. двигаться назад
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. поддерживать
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. подписывать с обратной стороны
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.