go back to

idiom

1

: to return to (a place)

I had to go back to the store for milk.

2

: to have existed since (a particular period of time)

a tradition that goes back to colonial times

3

: to think or talk about (something from the past)

I'd like to go back to your earlier comment.

Examples of go back to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's always this notion that men are supposed to be tough and strong and should be able to go back to work right away. —Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 23 June 2023

The facts of the case go back to treaties that the tribe and the federal government signed in 1849 and 1868. —Jessica Gresko, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023

The phenomenon shows that public advertisements and promotional campaigns can be extremely successful in helping travelers go back to transit, said Yanfeng Ouyang, a professor in rail and public transit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 22 June 2023

But after getting six solid innings from Wentz, the Tigers will go back to a bullpen-only game on Sunday. —Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2023

Because detailed astronomical measurements of the polar axis location go back to the end of the 19th century, polar drift could enable Seo to trace the human impact on the planet’s water over the past century. —Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 16 June 2023

Just go back to the 2016 numbers for context when Texas A&M’s $194.4 million topped the revenue ranking with a $6.5 million cushion. —Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 15 June 2023

The measure will go back to the House, which has already overwhelmingly passed the legislation, to approve of minor amendments, including pushing back the effective date of the law to Jan. 1, 2024. —Sara Cline, ajc, 6 June 2023

The company’s own report says the oldest spyware infection traces go back to 2019 and that the attack remains ongoing, successfully targeting iOS 15.7. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 June 2023