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Dating is different when you get older. You're not as trusting, or as eager to get back out there and expose yourself to someone.
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Meaning of "back out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACK OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACK OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Back out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb back out in English.

WHAT DOES BACK OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of back out in the English dictionary

The definition of back out in the dictionary is often foll by of to withdraw.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BACK OUT

PRESENT

Present
I back out
you back out
he/she/it backs out
we back out
you back out
they back out
Present continuous
I am backing out
you are backing out
he/she/it is backing out
we are backing out
you are backing out
they are backing out
Present perfect
I have backed out
you have backed out
he/she/it has backed out
we have backed out
you have backed out
they have backed out
Present perfect continuous
I have been backing out
you have been backing out
he/she/it has been backing out
we have been backing out
you have been backing out
they have been backing out
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I backed out
you backed out
he/she/it backed out
we backed out
you backed out
they backed out
Past continuous
I was backing out
you were backing out
he/she/it was backing out
we were backing out
you were backing out
they were backing out
Past perfect
I had backed out
you had backed out
he/she/it had backed out
we had backed out
you had backed out
they had backed out
Past perfect continuous
I had been backing out
you had been backing out
he/she/it had been backing out
we had been backing out
you had been backing out
they had been backing out
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will back out
you will back out
he/she/it will back out
we will back out
you will back out
they will back out
Future continuous
I will be backing out
you will be backing out
he/she/it will be backing out
we will be backing out
you will be backing out
they will be backing out
Future perfect
I will have backed out
you will have backed out
he/she/it will have backed out
we will have backed out
you will have backed out
they will have backed out
Future perfect continuous
I will have been backing out
you will have been backing out
he/she/it will have been backing out
we will have been backing out
you will have been backing out
they will have been backing out
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would back out
you would back out
he/she/it would back out
we would back out
you would back out
they would back out
Conditional continuous
I would be backing out
you would be backing out
he/she/it would be backing out
we would be backing out
you would be backing out
they would be backing out
Conditional perfect
I would have back out
you would have back out
he/she/it would have back out
we would have back out
you would have back out
they would have back out
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been backing out
you would have been backing out
he/she/it would have been backing out
we would have been backing out
you would have been backing out
they would have been backing out
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you back out
we let´s back out
you back out
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to back out
Past participle
backed out
Present Participle
backing out
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACK OUT

back light
back line
back marker
back matter
back mutation
back number
back o´ Bourke
back of beyond
back off
back office
back pain
back pass
back passage
back pay
back pressure
back projection
back rest
Back River
back road
back room

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACK OUT

block out
book out
break out
chalk out
check out
chuck out
find out
fork out
freak out
kick out
lock out
luck out
pick out
seek out
speak out
stick out
talk out
think out
trick out
walk out
work out

Synonyms and antonyms of back out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BACK OUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «back out» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of back out

Translation of «back out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACK OUT

Find out the translation of back out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of back out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收回
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

echarse atrás
570 millions of speakers

English

back out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَتَراجَعُ عَنْ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отказаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recuar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরে আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se retirer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berundur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurücktreten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

約束を取り消す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

취소하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

bali metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rút lui
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் வெளியே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे होणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri çekilmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ritirarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wycofać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ухилятися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a se retrage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσύρομαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terug uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dra sig ur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trekke seg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of back out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK OUT»

The term «back out» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK OUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «back out» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «back out» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about back out

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10 QUOTES WITH «BACK OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word back out.
1
Kim Alexis
Running just makes me happy. I love the freedom of running. I ran until I was seven and a half months pregnant with each of my babies. When I gave birth to my first son, my doctor said I couldn't run for six weeks. I was sneaking back out after eight days.
2
Walter Annenberg
When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.
3
Maurice Ashley
His tenacity is unmatched in my opinion. Incredible how someone could have suffered that long and come back out of prison with such a good heart and positive things to say and do.
4
Hank Azaria
I've been divorced and I had to get back out there be single again and do some of that in the genuinely miserable state where you really do wonder what the hell is going on. And you feel like trying to have casual conversation with someone you don't know on the surface of the moon or something.
5
Toni Braxton
Dating is different when you get older. You're not as trusting, or as eager to get back out there and expose yourself to someone.
6
Steve Brown
You know, with bands like Kiss back out on the road and Aerosmith coming out, we are going to be a band like that, in the sense that it's a big rock band.
7
Sasha Cohen
A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice.
8
Larry Dixon
The same things we've done the past couple of seasons. We've worked on the engine and clutch. We'll try and pick up the performance and consistency of the car and go back out there.
9
Keith Emerson
If it wasn't good, I wouldn't be going back out on tour.
10
Gennifer Flowers
I don't have any interest whatsoever in getting back out there and bashing Hillary Clinton.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK OUT»

Discover the use of back out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The 30-Day Heartbreak Cure: Getting Over Him and Back Out ...
He's probably having himself a perfectly good day, while you feel as if you're dying inside. Catherine Hickland knows. She's been there. More than once.
Catherine Hickland, 2008
2
Your Miraculous Back: A Step-by-step Guide to Relieving Neck ...
Sooner or later, you find yourself asking a very unenviable question: “Is my back in or is my back out?” Remember, backs don't go out. “Why does it seem to go out ?” or “What was that popping noise?” and “What can I do to keep it from going ...
Gerald M. Silverman, 2006
3
ISO/IEC 20000: An Introduction
A back-out plan at the level of the entire release defines the activities needed to recover the service if something goes wrong with the release. Change management is responsible for making sure that back-out plans are created; however, ...
Van Haren Publishing, 2008
4
Looking Out My Back Window
... with a little more haste Bundled up for my walk to the car just a few steps not to very far 1 get in my car for work 1 must go Reach in my pocket and wouldn't know Back out of my car and into the frost Could not find my key I guess they are lost.
Chas Hinton, 2013
5
Getting Your Breath Back After Life Knocks it Out of You: A ...
Even if a family goes through the process of getting their breath back after life has knocked it out of them, there are challenges that can knock their breath right back out of them. I've witnessed families who have destroyed each other due to ...
K. B. H. Niles, 2011
6
Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture
Les Back OUT OF SIGHT: SOUTHERN MUSIC AND THE COLORING OF SOUND The sun was setting on the parking lot of 3614 Jackson Highway, once the home of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Here, deep in the rural heart of the Bible ...
Vron Ware, Les Back, 2002
7
Cognitive Therapy for Adolescents in School Settings
Breathe in fully let the air expand your lungs . . . then let the air flow easily back out again. While you are taking a few more deep breaths, notice if you are holding any tension in the muscles in your body. You might mentally scan your body, ...
Torrey A. Creed, Jarrod Reisweber, Aaron T. Beck, 2011
8
BARTLETT'S DICTIONARY OF AMERICANISMS
To back out, v. To retreat from a difficulty, to refuse to fulfil a promise or engagement. A metaphor borrowed from the stables. Equivalent expressions are to back water, to take the back track. Mr. Bedinger, in his remarks in the House of  ...
JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1859
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Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases ...
A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. To back out, v. To retreat from a difficulty, to refuse to fulfil a promise or engagement. A metaphor borrowed from the stables. Equivalent ...
John Russell Bartlett, 1860
10
Calling the Station Home: Place and Identity in New ...
... top out the back out to Turton 's country out to Trib back round the creek there muster through the goat track pushed them back go out the back out on the autunui muster down to the homestead foot of Nell 's stream back down again pushed ...
Michèle D. Dominy, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back out is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Getting Back Out There
I have been single for about four years now and have yet to find a decent guy out there. I grew up right outside of Boston and I love the Red Sox ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»
2
Jose Andres, award-winning chef, urged to back out of Trump deal …
In this Oct. 13, 2010, file photo, Spanish chef Jose Andres takes part in a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) more >. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
3
Kevin Durant: 'I can't wait to play the game I love again'
... of stuff, they don't matter because I get to do something I love again, hopefully. I can't wait to get back out there and be fully cleared to play.”. «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
4
Auburn VIP 25: Frontrunner at running back lands at No. 5
The top running back out of the junior college ranks is back at Auburn following a run-in with NCAA rules out of high school, and we're fully ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
5
Why did Sisi back out of African Union Summit?
CAIRO — Egypt is engaging in steady political activity and taking steps to enhance communications with Africa in order to regain its pioneering ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»
6
Ashes 2015: Joe Root hits back at David Warner saying 'it's …
I'm just extremely excited about next week and getting back out there. — Joe Root (@joeroot05) July 4, 2015. "Disappointing to have my ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Taxi driver to strike holiday weekend, others back out
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Some Wilmington taxi drivers are not going to be operating on July 4. This comes after a threat they made to the ... «WWAY NewsChannel 3, Jul 15»
8
Marlins' Michael Morse going back out on rehab assignment Friday
Marlins first baseman Michael Morse is going to play at least one more rehab game with Class A Jupiter on Friday before the team decides if he ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
9
Flo Rida, Natalie La Rose Back Out of Miss USA Pageant Performance
According to the Associated Press, reps for Flo Rida, and Natalie La Rose confirmed yesterday that neither will perform at the pageant, ... «BET, Jul 15»
10
Four years after buyout, Pfizer spins Icagen ion channel platform …
... U.K. But yesterday the pharma giant spun the platform back out to a small contract research group in Cambridge, MA, called XRPro Sciences, ... «FierceBiotech, Jul 15»

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