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Meanings of
backtrack
in English
Portuguese
retornar
Back to the meaning
Retrace one's course.
turn back
double back
Portuguese
retornar
Synonyms
Examples for "
turn back
"
turn back
double back
Examples for "
turn back
"
1
But he was too far out to sea now to
turn
back
.
2
There came no new disaster followed by an order to
turn
back
.
3
She'd meant to
turn
back
,
find him, ask if she could help.
4
Romney came into the debate under strong pressure to
turn
back
Gingrich.
5
Wasn't it more absurd to fail, to
turn
back
,
than to continue?
1
In the center were ten
double
back
-
to-
back
seats of the same material.
2
July hated to
double
back
on himself, but he had no choice.
3
We walk down the length of one yard and then
double
back
.
4
A division under General Medici would
double
back
north- westwards to help Garibaldi.
5
Make them think we're going to your house, then
double
back
.
Usage of
backtrack
in English
1
Don't feel obliged to
backtrack
if you know you're in the right.
2
Rebo, who was eternally concerned about security, took the opportunity to
backtrack
.
3
Garcia has previously been forced to
backtrack
on legislation he initially supported.
4
I pivot and
backtrack
,
making my way toward the increasingly loud sobs.
5
Nick quickly tried to
backtrack
,
saying, Did you mean on the show?
6
But then he'd
backtrack
again when I tried to talk to him.
7
It'll give them more licence to
backtrack
a bit on the tax.
8
And then, realizing she'd lost the pups, she did stop and
backtrack
.
9
She began to speak again, then had to catch herself and
backtrack
.
10
Michael knew he'd missed a corridor somewhere, and he'd have to
backtrack
.
11
He tells Guyon Espiner Mr Trump's
backtrack
looked like a hostage video.
12
He expected some countries, especially developing ones, may
backtrack
on their environmental progress.
13
It could snow any day; we don't have time to
backtrack
very far.
14
However, he only seemed to
backtrack
and absolve himself of responsibility.
15
It'll take us forever to
backtrack
and try a different way.
16
Raggi sensed that he had said something important and immediately began to
backtrack
.
Other examples for "backtrack"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
backtrack
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
backtrack on
backtrack a bit
backtrack on plans
backtrack now
backtrack just
More collocations
Translations for
backtrack
Portuguese
retornar
regressar
Backtrack
through the time
Backtrack
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common