go back

• Volver a un lugar, a una persona o a un estado anterior; regresar a un momento anterior del tiempo o de la discusión.

To return to a place, person, or previous state; to revert to an earlier point in time or discussion.

1. Return to a placeA1formal

   To return to a location or position where one was previously.

   volver (a un lugar)

   • I need to go back to the office to get my keys.
   • She went back to her hometown for the holidays.
   • We should go back to the hotel before it gets dark.

2. Return to a previous state or activityA2formal

   To resume a previous condition, activity, or topic.

   volver a un estado o actividad anterior

   • After the break, let's go back to the discussion.
   • He went back to his old habits of smoking.
   • The country went back to a state of peace after the war.

3. Originate or date fromB1formal

   To have existed or started at a particular time in the past.

   remontarse a

   • This tradition goes back to the 18th century.
   • The friendship between the two families goes back many years.
   • The building's architecture goes back to the medieval period.