go back
1 (v + adv) return, revert to sth INTRANSITIVEtéigh ar ais VP gabh ar ais VP fill verb it's time to go back tá sé in am dul ar ais, tá sé in am filleadhhe went back to his own country chuaigh sé ar ais chuig a thír féin, d'fhill sé ar a thír féinthe children are going back to school tá na páistí ag dul ar ais ar scoil, tá na páistí ag filleadh ar an scoilhe's going back to teaching tá sé ag dul ar ais ag teagasc, tá sé ag filleadh ar an teagascgo back to sleep téigh ar ais a chodladhhe wouldn't go back to living at home ní chónódh sé sa bhaile arís 2 (v + adv) return to sth in the pastShow full entry
3 (v + adv) exist for some time 4 (v + adv) know sb
INTRANSITIVEwe go back to our schooldays tá aithne againn ar a chéile ó bhíomar ar scoil
TRANSITIVEthey go back a long way tá seanaithne acu ar a chéile
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