back-track

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak trak]
- /bæk træk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak trak]
- /bæk træk/

Definitions of back-track word

verb without object back-track to return over the same course or route. 1
verb without object back-track to withdraw from an undertaking, position, etc.; reverse a policy. 1
verb back-track Alternative form of backtrack. 0

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Origin of back-track

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1715-25; back2 + track

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Back-track

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Back-track

back-track popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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