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bæk

One arrow, pointing back where it started

The picture Something that left retraces its path to the place it started from. Back returns to this spot; away leaves it behind.

Particles

Where the picture shows up in back

  1. the voice returns

    I'll call you back in five minutes.

    aɪl kɔːl juː bæk ɪn faɪv ˈmɪnɪts

    I'll call you again in five minutes.

    The call that came to me travels back down the same line to the caller

  2. the object returns to its spot

    Please put it back where you found it.

    pliːz pʊt ɪt bæk wer juː faʊnd ɪt

    Please return it to where you found it.

    The object returns to the exact dent it left on the shelf

  3. the money returns to me

    Can I get my money back?

    kən aɪ ɡet maɪ ˈmʌni bæk

    Could I get a refund?

    The money that crossed to the till retraces its path into my hand

  4. the person returns

    I'll be back by six.

    aɪl biː bæk baɪ sɪks

    I'll be home by six.

    The footprints that left the house in the morning come back to the same door

  5. the body moves backward

    Step back from the door, please.

    step bæk frəm ðə dɔːr pliːz

    Please stand back from the door.

    A body at the door takes a step backward, the way it came

All of it in one picture

Back is one arrow that retraces the path it came by. Send the voice back and it is a callback; send the object back and it is put away; send the money back and it is a refund; send the person back and they are home; send the body back and it is a step backward. Wherever it travels, the destination is always the place it started from — that is the feeling under every back.

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