go back to
Return to previously
Go back to means to return to a previous state, place, activity, or point in discussion.
You might go back to sleep, go back to work, or go back to what you were saying.
The phrase often implies resumption after interruption: Let's go back to the original plan.
It can also mean to date from or originate in a particular time: Their friendship goes back to college.
Recall past experiences fondly
- memoriesStored past experiences
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulSadly longing for something
melancholy · homesick · recollect · flashback · bygone · retrospect · sentimentality · nostalgic
Return to former illness
- backslideRevert to bad habits
- revertReturn to earlier condition
- regressRevert to earlier state
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
decline · retreat · worsen · recede · lapse · setback · recurrence · return
Underground nutrient absorbers
- beginningInitial stage of something
- sourcePoint of origin
- genesisPoint of creation
- foundationUnderlying support structure
ancestry · birthplace · inception · provenance · outset · dawn · baseline · starting point
reminisce
Recall past experiences fondly
wistful · melancholy · homesick · recollect · flashback · bygone · retrospect · sentimentality · nostalgic · past
relapse
Return to former illness
deteriorate · decline · retreat · worsen · recede · lapse · setback · recurrence · return · spiral
roots
Underground nutrient absorbers
foundation · ancestry · birthplace · inception · provenance · outset · dawn · baseline · starting point · hometown
go back toleave
Sanctioned time away
walk away from · advance · proceed · push on · press ahead
go back tomove on
Advance past something
move forward · progress · advance · forge ahead · proceed
go back tostay put
Remain in place
remain · stay away from · keep away from · stay · linger