Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To withdraw or backpedal on a statement or promise.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, back.

Examples

274 sentences
  1. Tom walked back home.

    Том пішов додому.

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  2. Tom walked back into the building.

    deTom ging zurück ins Gebäude.

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  3. Tom walked back inside the building.

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  4. Tom walked back on the stage.

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  5. Tom walked back into the house.

    ruТом пошёл обратно в дом.

    deTom ging wieder ins Haus.

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Forms

walks back, walking back, walked back, walked back
Base formwalk back · to walk back
3rd person singularwalks back
Present participlewalking back
Past simplewalked back
Past participlewalked back

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywalk back
he, she, itwalks back

Past simpleLesson

all personswalked back

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave walked back
he, she, ithas walked back

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill walk back

Phrasal verbs

12 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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