GO BACK (TO STH)


Meaning of GO BACK (TO STH) in English

1.

to consider sth that happened or was said at an earlier time :

Can I go back to what you said at the beginning of the meeting?

Once you have made this decision, there will be no going back (= you will not be able to change your mind) .

2.

to have existed since a particular time or for a particular period :

Their family goes back to the time of the Pilgrim Fathers.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.