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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

back onto en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To reverse a vehicle onto something.
    • He backed the car onto my toe.
  2. (of a vehicle, transitive) To reverse onto something.
    • The car backed onto my toe.
  3. (transitive) To overlook something from the rear.
    • My house backs onto the canal.

Forms

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backs onto Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
backed onto Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
backed onto Tense=Past lexicographic
backing onto Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic