Base verb
Phrasal verbs with back
The verb back combines with 5 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
5 phrasal verbs · 10 meanings
back away
1 sense- Move away or distance yourself, often from fear or caution
back down
1 sense- Withdraw from a position
back off
3 senses- Move away from someone or something, often in retreat
- Stop pressuring or interfering with someone
- Withdraw from a previous position or commitment
back out
1 sense- Withdraw from a commitment or agreement
back up
4 senses- Make a digital copy of data as a safeguard
- Support someone's claim, story or position
- Move backward along the same path
Practice the back family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of back with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.