look back

Questions about look back

What does look back mean?

look back means "look towards one's back". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for look back?

Close synonyms include look backward, review, retrospect. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is look back a common word?

look back is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.