Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.

  2. (intransitive)To cease supporting something; to pretend one has never supported something.

More definitions
  • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Examples

95 sentences
  1. Tom said he'd be back right away.

    Том сказав, що дуже скоро повернеться.

    deTom hat gesagt, daß er gleich wieder da sei.

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  2. Tom said that he'd be back right away.

    Том сказав, що дуже скоро повернеться.

    deTom hat gesagt, daß er gleich wieder da sei.

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  3. Back away from Tom.

    Відійдіть від Тома.

    ruОтойдите от Тома.

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  4. I'll be back right away.

    Зараз повернуся.

    ruЯ сейчас вернусь.

    deIch werde bald zurück sein.

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  5. We backed away from each other.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

backs away, backing away, backed away, backed away
Base formback away · to back away
3rd person singularbacks away
Present participlebacking away
Past simplebacked away
Past participlebacked away

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyback away
he, she, itbacks away

Past simpleLesson

all personsbacked away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave backed away
he, she, ithas backed away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill back away

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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