Definition of be back - Reverso English Dictionary
Verbal expression
1.
movementreturn to a place or position
- I will be back in an hour.
2.
actionsresume a previous activity or state
- After months away, she is back teaching yoga.
Expressions with be back
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promise to return to a place or situation soon
I'll be back after lunch.
Terms with be back included in their meaning
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physical action
sit on and be carried on another person's back
money loan
receive money from a lender to be paid back later
missing home
feeling sad and wanting to be back home
location
be located at the back of something
undo change
able to be changed back to original state
tracking
cannot be followed back to its origin
setback
be delayed or set back in progress
permanent state
not able to be changed back
person
come back and be positively received
adjustable backrest
having a backrest that can be adjusted to lean back
finance
money obtained through loans or credit that must be paid back
business
formal request asking for paid money to be given back
flexible objects
able to be pulled back or withdrawn
technology
containing data needing to be written back
acr: be back later
be back later means someone will return after a short time
memory
cannot be remembered or brought back to mind
delay
causing someone to be delayed or held back
logistics
able to be brought back from service or use
abr: be back in a few
returning soon in a few minutes
acr: be back in a few minutes
returns after a short time
acr: be back soon
used to say you will come back soon
acr: be right back
phrase used to say you will return soon
acr: estimated time of restoration
time when power will be back
repossession
able to be taken back due to nonpayment
Examples of be back in a sentence
The team will be back after the break. When will the café be back serving breakfast? After the repair, the website will be back online.
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- French:revenir, reprendre, ...
- German:zurück sein, wieder anfangen, ...
- Italian:tornare, riprendere, ...
- Spanish:regresar, volver a, ...
- Portuguese:voltar, voltar a, ...
- Chinese:回来, 恢复, ...
- Japanese:戻る, 復帰する, ...
- Arabic:عَادَ, عادَ إلى, ...
- Hebrew:לַחֲזוֹר, לַחֲזוֹר לַעֲסוֹק בְּ, ...
- Russian:вернуться, возвращаться к прежнему занятию, ...
- Ukrainian:повернутися, повертатися, ...
- Hindi:वापस आना, फिर से शुरू करना, ...
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