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Put your backpack on the back of the chair.
What does Back mean?
Back can mean the rear side or a return to an earlier place.
Dictionary definition
The rear side of something, or a movement or return toward an earlier place, time, or position.
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Back in a sentence
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Please come back after lunch.
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What does back mean?
Back means the rear side or a return to an earlier place.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to back?
Rear is closest because it connects to this meaning: Back can mean the rear side or a return to an earlier place.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a useful contrast to back?
Front is a useful contrast because back means: Back can mean the rear side or a return to an earlier place.
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WordBack.
Partadverb, noun.
MeaningBack means Back can mean the rear side or a return to an earlier place.
ExampleExample: Put your backpack on the back of the chair.
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Synonyms
Words like Back
rearUse for the back side of an object.
returnUse when someone goes back to a place.
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Word family
Back word family
Base word
back
noun
backs
More than one back.
verb
backed
Moved backward or supported in the past.
noun
backing
Support or material placed behind something.
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Hint for students
Think about the rear side of something or going to an earlier place again.
Common mix-up
Do not use back when you mean front; back points behind or returns to an earlier place.
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Write two short sentences that use back in different ways. Underline the clue words that show which meaning is being used. Example: Please come back after lunch. Clue words: come, lunch. Ask: Which meaning of back does my sentence show?
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Ask students to compare meanings of back in this model sentence: "Please come back after lunch." Which meaning fits, and what context clues prove it?
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