be backed up — to be supported or assisted by someone or something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be supported or assisted by someone or something
Pronunciation (IPA): /bi ˈbækt ʌp/
Example Sentences
- My crazy theory about cats ruling the world is backed up by the fact that they ignore us completely.
- The company's financial statements are backed up by independent auditors.
- His excuse for being late was backed up by a photo of the traffic jam and three witnesses.
be backed up
VERB[/bi ˈbækt ʌp/]
to be supported or assisted by someone or something
💡 Concept
The highway was backed up for miles after the accident.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/bi ˈbækt ʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/bi ˈbækt ʌp/
🌳Etymology
Rootback up
🎵Rhyme
packed upstacked upcracked up
packed up
stacked up
cracked up
🔗Collocations
be backed up by evidence
be backed up with data
traffic is backed up
be backed up by research
files are backed up
be backed up to the cloud
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My crazy theory about cats ruling the world is backed up by the fact that they ignore us completely.”
“The company's financial statements are backed up by independent auditors.”
“His excuse for being late was backed up by a photo of the traffic jam and three witnesses.”
“The toilet is backed up again, and nobody wants to deal with it.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
supportedconfirmedverifiedsubstantiatedvalidated
Antonyms
unsupportedcontradictedrefuted
Related
back upsupportevidencebackupcongested
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