look back


Definition: Meaning of, look back in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lʊk bak /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
look back looked back looked back
Present Participle Third Person Singular
looking back looks back
[intransitive]
  1. to think about a time or event in the past
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  2. someone never looked back used for saying that someone achieved something special and then became even more successful
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look back used in phrases

  • Look Back in Anger
    1. (1956) a play by John Osborne about a young WORKING CLASS man called Jimmy Porter, who continually argues with his wife, criticizing her and her family because they represent a traditional society he does not respect. The play influenced many British writers in the 1950s.
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