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go back to

phr. v..
A1 Beginner Oxford

phr. v.. To return to a place where you were before, or to start doing something again that you had stopped.

phr. v.. A transitive phrasal verb meaning to return to a previous location, state, topic, or activity.


SIMPLE

Let's go back to the beginning of the story.

CONTEXTUAL

After a long vacation, it was difficult to go back to the routine of daily work.

COMPLEX

The politician refused to go back to the controversial topic, skillfully deflecting every question about her past statements.

Particles
back to
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
go + back + to + object
Usage

The object is the destination or the activity/state being resumed.

Teaching tip

Contrast with 'return to' (more formal) and 'get back to' (a near-synonym, often used for tasks or communication).

Pitfall

I want to go back at my old job.I want to go back to my old job.The preposition 'to' is required to indicate the destination or the thing being returned to.

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