Back

"Back" in Dutch

achter

(near the rear)

achteraf

(away from the main area)

oud

(not current)

tegen

(in a manner that impedes)

terug

(to or in a previous condition or place)

achter

(the reverse side)

achter

(that which is farthest away from the front)

achterhoedespeler

(a position behind most players on the team)

achterkant

(the reverse side)

achterkant

(that which is farthest away from the front)

achterkant

(the part of something that goes last)

rug

(the rear of body)

rugleuning

(the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back — see also backrest)

verdediger

(a position behind most players on the team)

achteruit gaan

(to go in the reverse direction)

achteruit rijden

(to go in the reverse direction)

steunen

(to support)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.