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Meanings of turn back in English

Portuguese
resistir
Spanish
contener
Wikidata

To hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.

      resistir
      Portuguese
      afugentar
      Spanish
      alejar

      Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.

          afugentar
          Portuguese
          reverter
          Catalan
          retornar
          Spanish
          regresar

          Go back to a previous state.

                reverter
                Portuguese
                investir
                Catalan
                invertir
                Spanish
                trastocar

                To rotate [a container] so that its opening be below; to turn upside down.

                      investir
                      Usage of turn back in English
                      1
                      But he was too far out to sea now to turn back.
                      Sons of the Oak
                      2
                      There came no new disaster followed by an order to turn back.
                      The Great Book of Amber
                      3
                      She'd meant to turn back, find him, ask if she could help.
                      Cibola Burn
                      4
                      Romney came into the debate under strong pressure to turn back Gingrich.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      Wasn't it more absurd to fail, to turn back, than to continue?
                      Zeitoun
                      6
                      This is the last moment I will be able to turn back.
                      Insurgent
                      7
                      I skipped ahead and would not turn back to talk to him.
                      Summers at Castle Auburn
                      8
                      And having thought it, found it almost impossible not to turn back.
                      The story of edgar sawtelle
                      9
                      Posted signs warn us to turn back-thatwe're entering a restricted area.
                      Unraveled
                      10
                      I am almost halfway across the bridge, too far to turn back.
                      The kommandant's girl
                      11
                      And I don't think there's a way for us to turn back.
                      Rot & ruin
                      12
                      But in a rare moment of prudence, we decided to turn back.
                      Riding rockets
                      13
                      But when I refused to immediately turn back and land, they knew.
                      The Andalite Chronicles
                      14
                      Once on that course, it would not and could not turn back.
                      The appeal
                      15
                      But he had to turn back when he saw what had happened.
                      The Guardian
                      16
                      I sure couldn't turn back, now, and go hunting for the camp.
                      After midnight
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                      Translations for turn back
                      Turn back through the time
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                      Canada
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
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