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- [bak uh-wey]
- /bæk əˈweɪ/
- /bæk əˈweɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak uh-wey]
- /bæk əˈweɪ/
Definitions of back away words
- phrasal verb back away If you back away from a commitment that you made or something that you were involved with in the past, you try to show that you are no longer committed to it or involved with it. 3
- phrasal verb back away If you back away, you walk backwards away from someone or something, often because you are frightened of them. 3
- noun back away the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. 1
- noun back away the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 1
- noun back away the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the head. 1
- noun back away the whole body, with reference to clothing: the clothes on his back. 1
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Origin of back away
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bak, Old English bæc back of the body; cognate with Old Frisian bek, Old Saxon, Old Norse bak; perhaps < Indo-European *bhogo- bending; cf. bacon
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Parts of speech for Back away
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
back away popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for back away
verb back away
- back out — If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- crawfish — A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish.
- pull back — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
Antonyms for back away
verb back away
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
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