Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with back in American Collocation
back
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/bæk/
strongly or enthusiastically
enthusiastically
fully
overwhelmingly
strongly
unanimously
wholeheartedly
He refused to resign and was backed overwhelmingly by the rest of the party.
with money
financially
The company is financially backing a charity that helps children improve their literacy skills.
very clearly
openly
publicly
The government needs to publicly back companies that provide clean energy.
bid
call
campaign
claim
decision
effort
initiative
move
plan
project
proposal
scheme
He is backing a campaign to use low-energy light bulbs to combat carbon emissions.