snap back
To recover quicklyTo recover quickly.
» Bruno abruptly snapped back to consciousness and listened.
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3 senses(idiomatic)To recover quickly.
recover quickly
To recover quickly.
(broadly, idiomatic)To return to an earlier state.
(figuratively)To answer sharply.
відрі́затиvidrízaty
Examples
7 sentencesBruno abruptly snapped back to consciousness and listened.
Yanni needs someone to snap him back to reality.
ruЯнни нужен кто-то, кто вернет его к реальности. — xlenchik
Ziri snapped back to normal.
The teacher snapped and Sami snapped back.
The explosion snapped Yanni back to reality.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
First attested in the first half of 1900s (sense 1).First attested in the first half of 1900s (sense 1).
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Forms
snaps back, snapping back, snapped back, snapped back| Base form | snap back · to snap back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snaps back |
| Present participle | snapping back |
| Past simple | snapped back |
| Past participle | snapped back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- snap upсхопити, схоплюватиTo buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.
- snap backвідрізатиTo recover quickly.
- snap inTo practice aiming, adjusting and firing a rifle with no ammunition
- snap toTo suddenly give someone one's full attention.
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.