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look back

phrasal verb

Definition of look back

: to think about something in the past
  • Looking back to/at last season, I can see why they didn't win the pennant.
  • I look back at/on that time with a lot of pride.
  • How she's changed! After college, she moved to New York, got a job on Wall Street, and never looked back.

Word by Word Definitions

look play

  1. : to make sure or take care (that something is done)

  2. : to ascertain by the use of one's eyes

  3. : to exercise the power of vision upon : examine

  1. : the act of looking

  2. : glance

  3. : the expression of the countenance

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back play

  1. : the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine

  2. : the body considered as the wearer of clothes

  3. : capacity for labor, effort, or endurance

  1. : to, toward, or at the rear

  2. : in or into the past : backward in time

  3. : to or at an angle off the vertical

  1. : being at or in the back

  2. : distant from a central or main area

  3. : articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage : formed deep within the mouth

  1. : to support by material or moral assistance

  2. : substantiate

  3. : to assume financial responsibility for

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