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back

Main Entry:: ¹ back
Function:: transitive verb
Language:: English

1 or to back up support : apoyar, respaldar 2 or to back up reverse : darle marcha atrás a (un vehículo) 3 : estar detrás de, formar el fondo de <trees back the garden : unos árboles están detrás del jardín>

intransitive verb

1 or to back up : retroceder 2 to back away : echarse atrás 3 to back down or to back out : volverse atrás, echarse para atrás

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