phrasal verb · neutral
look back (on)
UK/lʊk ˈbæk ɒn/US/lʊk ˈbæk ɑn/look·BACK
speakingtask2
to think about or consider past events
Examples
“When I look back on my school years, I realise how much I learned outside class.”
“She often looks back on that summer with a smile.”
“It's healthy to look back on mistakes so you don't repeat them.”
Band 8 sentence
“When I look back on my university years, I can clearly see how those experiences influenced my career path.”
Collocations
- look back on memories
- look back with fondness
Word family
look back verblooked back verb (past)looking back verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
look back to→look back on
looking back at (without auxiliary)→look back on
Say it for a higher band
5remember→6recall→7+look back (on)
Synonyms
reminisce
Easily confused
think back
“I often think back to my childhood summers when I need comfort.”
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