Conjugation of the verb: back
Present
- I back
- You back
- He/She backs
- We back
- You back
- They back
Past
- I backed
- You backed
- He/She backed
- We backed
- You backed
- They backed
Future
- I will back
- You will back
- He/She will back
- We will back
- You will back
- They will back
Conditional
- I would back
- You would back
- He/She would back
- We would back
- You would back
- They would back
Present
- I am backing
- You are backing
- He/She is backing
- We are backing
- You are backing
- They are backing
Past
- I was backing
- You were backing
- He/She was backing
- We were backing
- You were backing
- They were backing
Future
- I will be backing
- You will be backing
- He/She will be backing
- We will be backing
- You will be backing
- They will be backing
Conditional
- I would be backing
- You would be backing
- He/She would be backing
- We would be backing
- You would be backing
- They would be backing
Present
- I have backed
- You have backed
- He/She has backed
- We have backed
- You have backed
- They have backed
Past
- I had backed
- You had backed
- He/She had backed
- We have backed
- You have backed
- They have backed
Future
- I will have backed
- You will have backed
- He/She will have backed
- We will have backed
- You will have backed
- They will have backed
Conditional
- I would have backed
- You would have backed
- He/She would have backed
- We would have backed
- You would have backed
- They would have backed
Present
- I have been backing
- You have been backing
- He/She has been backing
- We have been backing
- You have been backing
- They have been backing
Past
- I had been backing
- You had been backing
- He/She had been backing
- We had been backing
- You had been backing
- They had been backing
Future
- I will have been backing
- You will have been backing
- He/She will have been backing
- We will have been backing
- You will have been backing
- They will have been backing
Conditional
- I would have been backing
- You would have been backing
- He/She would have been backing
- We would have been backing
- You would have been backing
- They would have been backing
Present
- Am I backing?
- Are you backing?
- Is he/she backing?
- Are we backing?
- Are you backing?
- Are they backing?
Past
- Have I backed?
- Have you backed?
- Has he/she backed?
- Have we backed?
- Have you backed?
- Have they backed?
Future
- Will I back?
- Will you back?
- Will he/she back?
- Will we back?
- Will you back?
- Will they back?
Conditional
- Would I back?
- Would you back?
- Would he/she back?
- Would we back?
- Would you back?
- Would they back?
Meanings
- to change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern)
- to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship
- to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power
Examples
- The train backed into the station.
- I back you all the way.
Translations
ES
- respaldar
PT
- apoiar
FR
- soutenir