Backed Meaning
/bækt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbsimple past and past participle of back
adjPut on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
Sentence Examples
Foreign investors backed off because of regional political unrest.
To Bob's disappointment, several of those who had promised to help him afterwards backed out.
Her parents backed her in her choice of career.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist's theory was ____ by decades of experimental data and peer reviews.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The project was ____ by several large and wealthy investors in the city.
Word Origin & History
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Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Hostilities peaked with the Skyllian Blitz of 2176, an attack on the human capital of Elysium by batarian-funded pirates and slavers. In 2178, the Alliance retaliated with a crushing assault on the moon of Torfan, long used as a staging base by batarian-backed criminals. In the aftermath, the batarians retreated into their own systems, and are now rarely seen in Citadel space."
— 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Batarians Codex entry:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist's theory was ____ by decades of experimental data and peer reviews.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The project was ____ by several large and wealthy investors in the city.