to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive
Example sentences
彼の家系は１７世紀にさかのぼる。
His family dates back to the seventeenth century.
私達の不和は子供時代にまでさかのぼる。
Our feud traces back to our childhood.
私の知る限り、この大聖堂の建立は中世にまでさかのぼる。
To the best of my knowledge, the cathedral dates back to the Middle Ages.
More N2 vocabulary
- 引っ掛かるto be caught in, to be stuck in, to be cheated
- 寝間着sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown, nightdress
- 張り切るto be in high spirits, to be full of vigor
- 床屋barber
- 散るto fall, to scatter (e.g. blossoms)
- 針路course, direction, compass bearing