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Meaning of look back in English

look back

phrasal verb with look verb
uk
/lʊk/ us
/lʊk/
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to think about something that happened in the past:
When I look back I can see where we went wrong.
It wasn't such a bad experience when I look back on it.
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(Definition of look back from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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look back

phrasal verb with look verb
us
/lʊk/
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to think of or remember what has happened in the past:
George looked back on his career in government with a great deal of satisfaction.
(Definition of look back from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of look back

in Chinese (Traditional)
回憶，追憶，回想…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
回忆，追忆，回想…
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in Spanish
recordar, rememorar…
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in Portuguese
olhar para trás…
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मागे वळून बघणे…
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geçmişi hatırlamak/anımsamak…
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regarder en arrière…
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వెనక్కి చూచు, గతంలో జరిగిన దానిని గురించి ఆలోచించుట…
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கடந்த காலத்தில் நடந்த ஒன்றைப் பற்றி சிந்திக்க…
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अतीत में हुई किसी बात के विषय में सोचना…
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পিছনে ফিরে তাকানো / ফিরে দেখা / অতীত স্মৃতি রোমন্থন করা…
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(ભૂતકાળમાં બનેલી વસ્તુ વિશે) વિચારવું…
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spoglądać wstecz, wspominać…
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se tilbake…
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پچھلی باتوں کو یاد کرنا, پیچھے مڑ کر دیکھنا…
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обращаться к прошлому, вспоминать…
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look around (somewhere/something)
look at something
look at/see something through rose-colored/rose-tinted glasses idiom
look at/see something through rose-coloured/rose-tinted glasses idiom
look back
look before you leap idiom
look daggers at someone idiom
look down on someone
look forward to something

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