دیکشنری فارسی

turn back

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

Derived from the combination of 'turn', from Old English 'turnian', and 'back', from Old English 'bæc'.

مثال

  • We had to turn back because of the bad weather.
  • I forgot my wallet, so I had to turn back.
  • The hikers decided to turn back before it got too dark.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Turn back time Turn back home Turn back halfway

تعریف انگلیسی

verb
  1. retrace one's course “The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back” “Something ----s” “Somebody ----s”
  2. go back to a previous state “We reverted to the old rules” “Something ----s” “Somebody ----s” “Something is ----ing PP” “Somebody ----s PP”
  3. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings “Drive away potential burglars” “drive away bad thoughts” “dispel doubts” “The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
  4. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of “Arrest the downward trend” “Check the growth of communism in South East Asia” “Contain the rebel movement” “Turn back the tide of communism” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
  5. turn inside out or upside down “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”

مترادف‌ها

Turn round, go back, return.

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