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Uncommonturn back
The correct spelling is turn back.
How to pronounce turn back
verb
Say it like: Tur-n b-ak
The correct spelling is turn back. To reverse direction and retrace one's steps. For example: "Realising he had forgotten his briefcase, he turned back and re-entered the office."
Usage Examples
“Realising he had forgotten his briefcase, he turned back and re-entered the office.”
“The barrage of machine-gun fire turned back the encroaching soldiers.”
“He stopped drinking for a couple of years, but now he has turned back to his old ways.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
- 2.To cause to reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
- 3.To return to a previous state of being.
- 4.To prevent or refuse to allow passage or progress.
- 5.To adjust to a previous setting.
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