go back

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === go back (third-person singular simple present goes back, present participle going back, simple past went back, past participle gone back) (intransitive) To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. ==== Usage notes ==== (return): Go back is used chiefly when talking about returning to a place where the speaker is not presently located. Otherwise come back is more common. ==== Derived terms ==== go back on go back to go back to where you came from ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== come back turn back