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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go back in time en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To talk about history or the past.
    • A trip down the Borderlands line is like going back in time. At many stations, passengers still cross between platforms at track-level. 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 58:
    • Let's go back in time and see what caused World War I.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
going back in time Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
went back in time Tense=Past lexicographic
goes back in time Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gone back in time Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

turn back the clock · memory lane