Synonyms: stand back, go back, reverse, go backwards
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bæk/ |
| Hyphenation | back |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑨𐑒 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐺𐐰𐐿 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) back | (I) backed |
| (thou) backest | (thou) backedst |
| (he) backs, backeth | (he) backed |
| (we) back | (we) backed |
| (you) back | (you) backed |
| (they) back | (they) backed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) back | (I) backed |
| (thou) back | (thou) backed |
| (he) back | (he) backed |
| (we) back | (we) backed |
| (you) back | (you) backed |
| (they) back | (they) backed |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| backing | backed |
| Dutch | achteruitgaan |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | malantaŭeniĝi; posteniĝi |