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russian word

back in Russian: назад

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every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum

Он сделал шаг назад. He took a step back.

Он посмотрел назад. He looked back.

Он вернулся два часа назад. He came back two hours ago.

Мы познакомились много лет назад. We met many years ago.

What does назад mean in Russian?

01

back (in the opposite direction, backwards)

Он сделал шаг назад.

He took a step back.

Он посмотрел назад.

He looked back.

02

ago (in the past, before now)

Он вернулся два часа назад.

He came back two hours ago.

Мы познакомились много лет назад.

We met many years ago.