WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
go back v 1: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years" [syn: go back, date back, date from] 2: return in thought or speech to something [syn: recur, go back] 3: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" [syn: recover, go back, recuperate]