turn back

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Synonyms: turnback, turn sick, turned back

Antonyms: turnback, turn sick, turned back

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[reverse]] [[direction]] and [[retrace]] one's [[step]]s.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to [[reverse]] [[direction]] and [[retrace]] one's [[step]]s.
3. To [[return]] to a [[previous]] [[state of being]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[prevent]], or [[refuse]] to [[allow]], [[passage]] or [[progress]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[adjust]] to a previous setting.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fold]] something back; to [[fold down]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[give back]]; to [[return]].

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