backtrack
To retrace one's stepsTo retrace one's steps.
» It's better to backtrack than get lost.
Es ist besser zurückzugehen, als sich zu verlaufen.
Meaning
5 sensesTo retrace one's steps.
I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them.
отходи́тьotxodítʹ, отступа́тьotstupátʹ
retrace one's course
To repeat or review work already done.
If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong.
To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.
Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left.
To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.
To go back on or withdraw a statement.
After enormous public outrage, the government backtracked on its proposed ban.
Examples
3 sentencesIt's better to backtrack than get lost.
deEs ist besser zurückzugehen, als sich zu verlaufen.
She backtracks on defiant tone.
I can't backtrack.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
backtracks, backtracking, backtracked, backtracked| Base form | backtrack · to backtrack |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backtracks |
| Present participle | backtracking |
| Past simple | backtracked |
| Past participle | backtracked |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- retrace one's course:turn backdouble back
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle