Phrasal Verbs With Back

13 phrasal verbs with back

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Back away

Move backwards, in fear or dislike

When he saw the dog, he backed away.

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Back away

Move backwards, in fear or dislike

When he saw the dog, he backed away.

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Back down

Withdraw; concede defeat

Local authorities backed down on their plans to demolish the cinema.

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Back down

Stop defending your opinion

Jenny never backs down. She loves debating and usually wins.

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Back into

Reverse a vehicle into a space

Tom backed his car into a parking space.

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Back into

Hit something when reversing a vehicle

Lisa backed into the fire hydrant that she couldn’t see in the rear view mirror.

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Back off

Retreat; abandon an intention; become less aggressive

The thugs backed off when they saw the police.

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Back onto

Reverse a vehicle onto something

Jack backed the van onto the gravel path.

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Back onto

Overlook something from the back.

They have a beautiful house that backs onto the beach.

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Back out

Not keep a promise; decide not to do something agreed on

You promised to help. Please don't back out now!

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Back out of

Withdraw from an agreement

He backed out of the Paris agreement.

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Back out of

Drive out of a place in reverse gear.

She backed the car out of the garage.

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Back up

Give support or encouragement

If I tell the boss we've got too much work, will you back me up?

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Back up

Make a copy of (file, document, program...) for security purposes.

It is recommended to back up all files for safety.

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