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GO BACK ON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
Example:
She backed out of her promise
Synonyms:
go back on; renege; renege on; renegue on
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "go back on" is one way to...):
annul; countermand; lift; overturn; repeal; rescind; reverse; revoke; vacate (cancel officially)
"Go back on" entails doing...:
assure; promise (make a promise or commitment)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
