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English - Turkish

Definition of back in English Turkish dictionary

Bir yüz çıbanım var.Bir burun deliğinin arkasında acılı bir yumru var. - I have a facial boil. There's a painful lump at the back of one nostril.

Evimin arkasında bir kilise var. - There is a church at the back of my house.

sırt

O, sırtında bir sırt çantası taşıyor. - She is carrying a backpack on her back.

Japon kadınları bebeklerini sırtlarında taşırlar. - Japanese women carry their babies on their backs.

geri

Sekizden önce geri döndü. - He came back before eight.

Ne zaman geri döneceksin? - What time will you be back?

{i} arkalık

ters

Kazağını ters giymişsin. - Your sweater is on backwards.

Tom elinin tersiyle ağzını sildi. - Tom wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

{f} 1. -i desteklemek, -e arka olmak, -e yardım etmek: Akif's company is

{f} üzerine bahse girmek

geçmişte

Leyla sıkı bir dini geçmişten geliyor. - Layla comes from a strict religious background.

Mütevazı bir geçmişten geliyorum. - I come from a humble background.

(Dilbilim) kalın

Saçını tıraş edersen, tekrar daha kalın uzayacaktır. - If you shave your hair, it will grow back thicker.

sırtlamak

(Anatomi) omurga

Omurgasızların hiçbir omurgası veya bel kemiği yoktur. - Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.

-e yardım etmek

arkaya doğru olan

vazgeçmek

Tom şimdi vazgeçmek üzere değil. - Tom isn't about to back down now.

kaşelemek

geriye gitmek

Bir bebek olmak için geriye gitmek istiyorum. - I want to go back to being a baby.

Sadece ne kadar geriye gitmek istiyorsun? - Just how far back do you want to go?

eğin

arkasındaki

Mağazanın arkasındaki karanlık bir köşede gözden kayboldu. - He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.

Hastanenin arkasındaki o yapı nedir? - What's that building at the back of the hospital?

eski yerine

eski yerinde

karşılık olarak

geriye doğru götürmek

arkaya götürmek

karşılığında

geçmişe

Zamanda geçmişe seyahat etmenin imkansız olduğu düşünülüyor. - It is considered impossible to travel back to the past.

Tom geçmişe seyahat etti. - Tom traveled back in time.

Ne zaman döndün? Ben önceki gün geri döndüm. - When did you return? I came back the day before yesterday.

Önceki gece partiden geç dönmeme rağmen sabah bir papatya kadar dinçtim. - Although I came back late from the party last night, I was as fresh as a daisy in the morning.

(para) önceden borç olan

üzerine para koymak

geri yine

arkada

Eskiden konser verdiğimde Tom ve Mary arkada benim yedek şarkıcılarımdı. - Tom and Mary were my backup singers back when I used to perform.

Biz uzun süredir arkadaşız. - We're friends from way back.

geriye doğru

Arabayı geriye doğru park etmek neden ileriye doğru park etmekten daha kolaydır? - Why is it easier to park the car backwards than forwards?

Köpek geriye doğru yürüdü. - The dog walked backward.

dal

Tom tekrar uykuya dalmaya çalıştı. - Tom tried to go back to sleep.

Tom yine uykuya daldı. - Tom fell back asleep.

desteklemek

Sürekli seni desteklemekten bıktım. - I'm fed up with always backing you up.

İddiaları kanıtla desteklemek önemlidir. - It's important to back up claims with evidence.

geride

Polis kalabalığı geride tuttu. - The police held the crowd back.

Açık söylemek gerekirse, bu takımın kazanamayacak olmasının sebebi onları geride tutmanızdır. - To put it bluntly, the reason this team won't win is because you're holding them back.

arkadaki

Resmimizi arkadaki heykelle çektirelim, değil mi? - Let's have our picture taken with the statue in the back, shall we?

geriye

Hayatında geriye baktığında, o derin üzüntü duymuştur. - She regretted deeply when she looked back on her life.

Nereye gittiğimizi bilmek için bazen geriye bakmalıyız. - Sometimes we need to look back to know where we are going to.

arkaya

Tom'un saçları arkaya taranmıştı. - Tom's hair was slicked back.

Tom arkaya yakın oturuyor. - Tom is sitting near the back.

destek olmak

önce

25 Ocaktan önce kütüphane kitaplarımı geri götürmek zorundayım. - I've got to take my library books back before January 25th.

Yağmur başlamadan önce geri dönelim. - Let's go back before it begins to rain.

uzak

Tom arabasına döndü ve uzaklaştı. - Tom got back in his car and drove away.

On ay uzak kaldıktan sonra eve geri döndü. - He returned back home after being away for ten months.

{f} geriye doğru sürmek

sırtına binmek güneşin aksi yönüne dönmek

{s} eski tarihli

sözünden

Tom kesinlikle sözünden dönecek bir insan tipi gibi görünmüyor. - Tom certainly doesn't seem like the kind of person that would back down.

Jane asla sözünden dönmez. - Jane never backs down.

üzerine bahse girmek geriye sürmek

tekne eski ye

yardım etmek

Tom yardım etmek için dönen tek kişi. - Tom is the only one who came back to help.

Sana yardım etmek için geri geldim. - I came back to help you.

{i} bek

Lütfen biraz bekleyin. Onun geri dönüp dönmediğine bakacağım. - Please hold a moment. I will see if he is back.

Onun öğle yemeğinden önce geri gelmesini bekliyorum. - I expect her to come back before lunch.

{i} futbol bek

{i} elin tersi

tarafını tutmak

geç

O henüz geri gelmedi. Kaza geçirmiş olabilir. - He isn't back yet. He may have had an accident.

Zamanda geçmişe seyahat etmenin imkansız olduğu düşünülüyor. - It is considered impossible to travel back to the past.

{f} kaplamak (kitap)

{s} geriye doğru giden

(isim) sırt, belkemiği; arka, geri; arkalık, elin tersi, kitap sırtı, ters taraf; defans oyuncusu, bek; tekne (boya vb.)

{s} ödemesi gecikmiş

arka olmak

{i} defans oyuncusu

{i} tekne (boya vb.)

{f} geri geri gitmek

{i} belkemiği

{f} kayırmak

{f} sırtına binmek

dirise etmek back down back out caymak

{s} ödenmemiş

bir şeye destek olmak

take back

geri almak

Kaçmış bir atı yakalamak söylenmiş bir sözü geri almaktan daha kolaydır. - It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take back an escaped word.

Ofisime geri dönmek istiyor musun? - Do you want to come back to my office?

Geri dönmek istemiyorsan, anlarım. - If you don't want to come back, I'll understand.

turn back

dönmek

Geri dönmek için çok geç. - It's too late to turn back.

Geri dönmek zorunda kalacağız. - We're going to have to turn back.

Sen yanlış atı destekliyorsun. - You're backing the wrong horse.

Sürekli seni desteklemekten bıktım. - I'm fed up with always backing you up.

back up

geri geri gitmek

back down

(fiil)zgeçmek, sözünden dönmek, caymak

back up

desteklemek

İddiaları kanıtla desteklemek önemlidir. - It's important to back up claims with evidence.

Sırt sivilcesi, sırtta cçıkan sivilce

back and forth

ileri geri

Tom ileri geri adımlıyor. - Tom is pacing back and forth.

Başını ileri geri salladı. - He shook his head back and forth.

back demand

yerine getirilmemiş talep

back down

(Dilbilim) iddiadan vazgeçmek

back order

(Askeri) BİRİKMİŞ SİPARİŞ, SİPARİŞ BAKİYESİ: Dağıtım için anında mevcut olmayan fakat ileride dağıtım yapılmak üzere stok taahhüdü olarak kayıt edilmiş sipariş veren kuruluşlarca talep edilmiş maddenin miktarı

back out

(fiil)zgeçmek, caymak, sözünden dönmek

back out of

{f} sözünden dönmek

back someone up

(deyim) gelistirmek icin ilaveler yapmak

(Bilgisayar) yedeklemek

back up

(Dilbilim) destek sağlamak

back up

bilgisayar yedeklemek

savunulan iddadan vazgeçmek

back of

arkası

Evimin arkasında bir kilise var. - There is a church at the back of my house.

Siyah insanlar otobüsün arkasında oturmak ya da doluysa ayakta durmak zorunda kaldılar. - Black people had to sit in the back of the bus, or stand if the back was full.

back of

arkasına

Binanın arkasına gitti. - He went to the back of the building.

Tom mektubun arkasına bir şeyler yazdı. - Tom wrote something on the back of the letter.

(deyim) sorumluluktan geri durmak

back off

(deyim) aracı geri almak

(Askeri) gez

(Askeri) nişangah

(Politika, Siyaset) önergeyi desteklemek

back to square one

(deyim) sil baştan

back up

(Havacılık) desteklemeki

back up

(Dilbilim) yardımcı olmak

back up

(Bilgisayar) yedekle

Tüm çalışmalarınızı yedekleyin - Back up all your work.

back up files

(Bilgisayar) dosyaları yedekle

back up now

(Bilgisayar) şimdi yedekle

memleketin uzak köşeleri

Tom arka kapıdan dışarı süzüldü. - Tom slipped out the back door.

Tom arka kapıdan gizlice sıvıştı. - Tom sneaked out the back door.

back down

hatalı olduğunu kabul etmek

back down

dön

Tom sözünden dönmeyi reddetti. - Tom refused to back down.

Tom sözünden dönmeyecek. - Tom isn't going to back down.

back electromotive force

zıt elektromotor kuvvet

back emission

geri emisyon

back end processor

ödenmesi gecikmiş vergin

back pressure turbine

karşıbasınç türbini

back pressure valve

geri tazyik subapı

back projection

geriden gösterim

back projection screen

geriden gösterim ekranı

Arka koltukta bir battaniye var. - There's a blanket in the back seat.

Tom genellikle arka koltukta yolculuk etmeyi tercih eder. - Tom usually prefers to ride in the back seat.

back shaft

arka mil

back shift

bakım onarım vardiyası

back shift

bakım-onarım vardiyası

Soyguncu bir arka sokakta ona saldırdı. - The robber attacked her on a back street.

yelkenleri faça etmek

back to back loan

karşılıklı kredi

back to the drawing board

sil baştan

back tracking

gerileme

back type parachute

sırt paraşütü

back up

destekle

İddiaları kanıtla desteklemek önemlidir. - It's important to back up claims with evidence.

Tom desteklemeye başladı. - Tom started to back up.

sürücüye müdahale eden kişi

back away

(deyim) Bir fikir, konu ve sairede desteğini geri çekmek, geri çekilmek

back burner

İkinci derecede önem arzeden, öncelik arzetmeyen, aciliyeti olmayan

back end processor

(deyim) Geri çekilmek

back on one's feet

tekrar sağlığına kavuşmak

back trajectory analysis

geri yörünge analizi

back ward

geri koğuş

back-door methods

arka kapı metodu, yasadaki boşluklardan yararlanmak

{i} arka

(Rüzgar) Saat yönünün tersi yönünde yön değiştiren

back up

desteklemek (kanıtla)

English - English

Definition of back in English English dictionary: The inside margin of a page; The roof of a horizontal underground passage; to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship; The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side
Turn the book over and look at the back.; The spine and associated tissues
I hurt my back lifting that dictionary.; Area behind, such as the backyard of a house
We'll meet out in the back of the library.; That part of the body that bears clothing; The keel and keelson of a ship
The ship's back broke in the pounding surf.; Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back
The small boat raced over the backs of the waves.; The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen
I hung the clothes on the back of the door.; to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power; Not current
I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.; The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back
I still need to finish the back of your dress.; The edge of a book which is bound
The titles are printed on the backs of the books.; The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back
Can you fix the back of this chair?.; to change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern); Large and attractive buttocks; Produced in the back of the mouth
U in rude is a back vowel.; Effort, usually physical
Put some back into it!.; The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting
Tap it with the back of your knife.; To or in a previous condition or place
The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back.; A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail; That which is farthest away from the front
He sat in the back of the room.; In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team
The backs were lined up in an I formation.; Near the rear
Go in the back door of the house.; To support
I back you all the way.; The rear of body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly
Could you please scratch my back?.; To go in the reverse direction
The train backed into the station.; Far from the main area
That chore has been in the back of my mind for weeks.; Away from the front or from an edge
Step back from the curb.; The part of something that goes last
The car was near the back of the train.; In a manner that impedes
Fear held him back.; {n} the hinderpart, rear, thick part, outside; {v} to mount, second, support, put back; {a} backward, behind, on things past; the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage; in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"; A garment for the back; hence, clothing; To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document; To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism; In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent; establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"; cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"; Toward the stern; | Main Page | Gallery Online | New Releases Gift Gallery | Glossary & Editions | Guest Book Order | Email Us | About the Gallery; (football) a person who plays in the backfield; the change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern); In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster; In a state of restraint or hindrance; In return, repayment, or requital; This is the rear defensive player; located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"; Posterior part of the body trunk from the nape of the neck to the buttocks; the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"; the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding"; in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"; (Of time) In times past; ago; the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"; The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village; when using a browser, returns to the last page viewed; be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"; backward, to the rear; to the past; option on the browser menu which is used to undo several recent positioning operations; of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"; give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"; A member of the offensive backfield: the quarterback or either of the two running backs; also, a member of the defensive backfield: either of the two safeties or two cornerbacks; An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge; To bet on the success of; as, to back a race horse; The back of a book is the binding edge To back a book is to shape the back of a previously rounded book, so as to make a shoulder on either side against which the front and back covers fit closely; In the previous state or position
back alley: An alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses
back alleys: plural form of back alley
back alleyway: A back alley
back alleyways: plural form of back alleyway
back and forth: Negotiations or discussions between two or more parties
back and forth: From one place to another and back again
back and forth: The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing
back and forths: plural form of back and forth
back at you: Used to return a greeting
Hey, good luck with that, Buddy! / Right back at you, man!.
back away: To move in a direction opposite where one is facing, keeping some (or most) of your attention on the thing in front being avoided
back beats: plural form of back beat
back biters: plural form of back biter, an alternative form of backbiter
back blocks: Remote countryside
back board: The border at the extreme ends of the sheet
back boiler: a boiler that supplies a central heating and hot water system and is fitted into a fireplace recess, normally behind a gas fire
back boiler: a similar boiler, that just supplies hot water, fitted behind an open fire or in a range
back burner: A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance
back burner: A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others
back burners: plural form of back burner
back catalogue: A listing of all the works of a specific artist, or all the books, records etc of a specific publisher, including works that are no longer available
back catalogue: The works themselves
back channel: An unofficial communications channel used to make informal or subversive negotiations
back channel: A gesture or short prompt by which a listener invites a speaker to continue
back channel: The smaller of two channels in a river that diverge to form an island
back country: A remote part of a country
back cover: the cover on the opposite side of the front cover; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications
back crawl: a style of swimming using the backstroke
back cross: A throw where the object is caught and then thrown from behind the back
back crosses: plural form of back cross
back door: A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street
back door: A secret means of access to something
back door: The path of a pitch which starts outside and then slides over the plate
He has a nasty back door slider.
back door: The anus, generally used in reference to anal sex
back door: To attempt to accomplish by indirect means, especially when direct means are proscribed
back door: To enter a tube by accelerating from behind; to surf into an already formed hollow wave, in contrast to the normal method of slowing to allow a surfable wave to form
If you survive the heavy take-off at 'The Chair' (which is very close to the rocks) you will find you're in 'The Suck-up', which offers either a spectacular barrel or a bonecrunching wipeout, but you might find you have to back door it.
back doors: plural form of back door
back double biceps: A standard pose in which both sets of biceps and back muscles are flexed, with one's back turned toward the judges
back down: To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to
I was going to sue them, but now I'm going to have to back down.
back end: that part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user
back end: the rear of an animal, etc
back ends: plural form of back end
back feet: plural form of back foot
back fire: a small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel
back fires: plural form of back fire
back five: Collectively, the backs (the 2 wings, fullback, outside centre and inside centre)
back foot: The batsman's foot closest to the wicket
back foot shot: A shot played by the batsman with most of his weight on the back foot
back foot shots: plural form of back foot shot
back formation: Alternative spelling of backformation
back formations: plural form of back formation
back four: The set of defenders in a team
it was a comfortable evening for the Gunners back four.
back gammon player: A sodomite
back gammon players: plural form of back gammon player
back garden: A garden at the rear of a property
back gardens: plural form of back garden
back in: To reverse a vehicle into a space
back in the day: In the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered
back into: To rely upon another team's loss in order to advance to the post-season
The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals backed into the playoffs.
back issue: An edition of a magazine, etc, that was published earlier than the current edition
back labor: Intense pain in one's back while in labor (giving birth)
back labors: plural form of back labor
back labour: UK spelling of back labor
back labours: plural form of back labour
back line: Collectively, the defenders of a team
back matter: the parts of a book that appear after the text, including the afterword, index and bibliography
back number: Anything considered old-fashioned
back number: A back issue of a magazine, etc
back numbers: plural form of back number
back o' Bourke: An extremely remote place or region
back of beyond: A very remote place
I thought I should like to go near the sea — to some quite tiny country place at the back of beyond..
back of one's mind: One's remote memory
back of one's mind: The supposed location of low-importance plans
Wallpapering the bedroom has been at the back of my mind for some time now.
back off: To lower the setting of
Could you back off the volume a bit? It's really loud.
back off: To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act
I was going to sue, until my legal advisors told me to back off.
back off: To move backwards away from something
I tried to back off slowly from the tiger in my path.
back office: The IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business
back on to: Alternative spelling of back onto
back onto: To overlook something from the rear
My house backs onto the canal.
back onto: To reverse a vehicle onto something
The car backed onto my toe.
back out: To undo a change
I had to back out the installation of Internet Explorer 8 as the paging rate went through the roof.
back out: To reverse a vehicle from a confined space
He backed out of the garage.
back out: To withdraw from something one has promised to do
She backed out of organizing the fund-raising.
back page: the final page of a publication of some sort; especially a book
back pass: The handling of the ball by the goalkeeper
back passage: The passage between two terraced houses leading between and the front and back gardens or yards
back passage: anus
back passes: plural form of back pass
back payment: An overdue payment from an debtor to an creditor on money owed
The employer payed a back payment to his employee on his wages from 3 months earlier.
back payments: plural form of back payment
back projection: A cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a screen on which the background action is projected
back projections: plural form of back projection
back road: A secondary road, a little used road, a road through rural areas sometimes used as alternate to main roads
There was too much traffic on the highway, so I used a back road. It was very scenic but I had to keep the speed down.
back row: The row of players in a scrum, consisting of two flankers and a number eight
back row: The last row of seats in a theater or any group of seats
back row: A row near the back of the theater or group of seats
back rows: plural form of back row
back scrubber: an utensil in the form of a brush or a sponge on a long handle, used to scrub the back while bathing
back seat: A powerless position
back seat: Any of the seats in the rear of an automobile
back seats: plural form of back seat
back slap: An encouraging pat on one's back
back slap: A slap delivered with the back of one's hand instead of the palm-side of an open hand
back slap: A controlled landing, slapping to the mat with one's back
back stories: plural form of back story
back straight: The straight part of a running track (or similar) opposite the finishing line
He got boxed in amongst four African runners in the back straight of the last lap, and was only able to get out into the clear coming into the home straight.
back straights: plural form of back straight
back street: A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre
back street: A secret, clandestine or illegal scene
back to back jack: Two home runs hit by consecutive batters
Smith, Jones ... back to back jack in the sixth chasing the starter.
back to basics: A conscious return to principles such as self-respect, decency and honesty; especially the discredited policy of the Conservative government in the 1990s
back to basics: back to fundamental principles
You can't teach them calculus when they can't add up; let's get back to basics.
back to front: Turned so that the back is now at the front
Have you ever put your underpants on back to front?.
back to front: Reversed, with the back now at the front
The classic VW Beetle is a back to front car, with the engine at the rear.
back to nature: Turning away from urban environs and attitudes, towards an organic, agrarian lifestyle
back to square one: Back to the start, as after a dead-end or failure
After spending six hours on the intake we realized that there was nothing wrong with it, so we went back to square one.
back to square one: Located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure
After spending six hours on the intake we realized that there was nothing wrong with it, so we are back to square one.
back to the drawing board: Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt
Well, that didn't work at all, so it's back to the drawing board, I guess.
back to the wall: A situation with no other options remaining
His back to the wall, Ahmedinajad resorted to the tactic favored by cornered politicians everywhere: distract attention from yourself by pointing to a bogeyman.
back tooth: A molar
back up: For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball
back up: To copy (data) as a security measure
back up: For an accumulation of material to halt the flow or movement of something
When I flushed the toilet, the plumbing backed up and burst.
back up: To undo one's actions
I couldn't see how to finish the project, so I backed up and tried it another way.
back up: To reconsider one's thoughts
This isn't working. Let's back up and think about it.
back up: For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows
back up: To provide support or the promise of support
When he said I wasn't there, I told him I was, and my buddy backed me up.
back up: To move a vehicle backwards
back up: To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so
back vowel: Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth. Examples: "u" in “rule” and "o" in “pole”
back wall: The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall
back walls: plural form of back wall
back waters: plural form of back water
back yards: plural form of back yard
back, crack and sack: A beauty treatment for men in which hair is removed from the back, from between the buttocks ("crack") and from the scrotum ("sack")
back-alley: Occurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; back-street
a back-alley abortion.
back-and-forth: Alternative spelling of back and forth
back-burner: Having low urgency; not currently important
back-cloth star: An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself
back-cross: Alternative form of back cross
back-double: A favourite route through a town or city, often used as a shortcut
All back-doubles, short-cuts, and roundabout time-savers became redundant.
back-end: Alternative form of back end
back-form: To form a word by a back-formation process
back-form: A back-formation; a word formed by removing a perceived morpheme from an older word
back-formation: The process by which a new word is formed by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) of an older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as a suffix forming an agent noun) from burglar
back-formation: A word created in this way
Back-formations, such as tambour (for play the tambourine), are a staple of comedic wordplay.
back-handed compliment: Alternative spelling of backhanded compliment
back-handed compliments: plural form of back-handed compliment
back-of-the-envelope: approximate, rough, simplified
Do some back-of-the-envelope calculations before all the facts come in.
back-seat driver: A person sitting in the back-seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver
back-seat driver: An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation

back

Turkish pronunciation

bäk

Synonyms

rear, former, previous, remote, reverse, backside, aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final

Antonyms

front, current, main, veer, future, discourage, dissuade, advance, go forward

Pronunciation

/ˈbak/ /ˈbæk/

Etymology

[ bak ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-Germanic *bakan (cf. West Frisian bekling 'chair back', Old High German bah, Swedish bak), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰogo 'bending'. The adverb represents an aphetic form of aback.