goes back
Returns to start
Goes back means to return to a previous location, state, or time: Let's go back to the house, My memory goes back to childhood.
It also indicates origin or duration: Our friendship goes back twenty years, This tradition goes back centuries.
To go back on something is to break a promise or reverse a commitment: He went back on his word.
Reverse a prior action
- revertReturn to earlier condition
- reverseTurn to opposite
- rewindReturn to beginning
- flipQuick turning motion
overturn · backtrack · unwind · restore · reset · turn around · retrace
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- recollectionRecalled mental image
wistfulness · longing · sentimentality · homesickness · bygone · halcyon · retrospect · anecdote
Formally withdraw a statement
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- disavowDeny any association
- renounceFormally give up
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
rescind · backpedal · retract · unsay · backtrack · climb down · renege
Returning to one's origin
- reentryComing back in
- reappearanceComing back into view
- comebackRecovery after decline
- revisitExamine again later
repatriation · restoration · reunion · returning · arrival · reintegration · going home · boomerang
undo
Reverse a prior action
flip · overturn · backtrack · unwind · restore · reset · turn around · retrace
memories
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
recollection · wistfulness · longing · sentimentality · homesickness · bygone · halcyon · retrospect · anecdote · heritage
recant
Formally withdraw a statement
revoke · rescind · backpedal · retract · unsay · backtrack · climb down · renege
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
- reentryComing back in
- reappearanceComing back into view
- comebackRecovery after decline
revisit · repatriation · restoration · reunion · returning · arrival · reintegration · going home · boomerang
relapse
Return to former illness
- backslideRevert to bad habits
- declineDecrease or refuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
reversion · slump · worsening · downturn · fallback · recurrence · lapse · slide · slip · recidivism
- comes backreturns, reappears, reemerges, recurs, comes around