Meanings
nounlook-back (plural look-backs)
plural look-backs · alternative lookback · alternative look back
- A look in a backward or retrospective manner; an additional or secondary look; a review.
Standardized tests allow for students to engage in look-backs but, unfortunately, many students do not utilize this opportunity.
2008, JoAnne Schudt Caldwell, Comprehension Assessment
Origin
Deverbal from look back, equivalent to look + back.
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“look-back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look-back. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look-back,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look-back.
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