Phrasal Verbs With 'Back'

Back away phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Retreat or go backwards
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The crowd BACKED AWAY when the man pulled a knife.

Back down phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: She refused to BACK DOWN and was fired.

Back into phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Enter a parking area in reverse gear
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: He prefers to BACK his car INTO the garage.

Back off phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Retreat
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The police told the protesters to BACK OFF.

Back out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Fail to keep an arrangement or promise
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister

Back out of phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She BACKED OUT OF the agreement at the last minute.
  2. Meaning: Exit a parking area in reverse gear
    ( | International English)
    » Example: She BACKED the Rolls OUT OF its parking space.

Back up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Make a copy of computer data
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware.
  2. Meaning: Support
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The rest of the staff BACKED her UP when she complained about working conditions.
  3. Meaning: Drive a vehicle backwards
    ( | International English)
    » Example: Tom BACKED UP without looking and ran over his laptop.

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