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What is being signed (English Meaning)

BACK (as in "previously, in the past")

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This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• AGO (as in "in the more recent past- a few minutes ago, a short time ago, or a little while ago")
• BACK (as in "previously, in the past")
• BEFORE (as in "the past")
• LAST (as in "in the past")
• PAST
• PREVIOUSLY
• USED TO (as in "used to or in the past")
• WAS
• WERE (as in "second person singular past or plural past")

Sign Notice

The distance your hand goes back and the number for movements shows how long ago it was. This is the shortest time ago.

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - ASL
• Variation 3 - Fingerspelled

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