āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
turn back
/tËÉËn bËak/
to turn back
[phrase form: turn]
01
āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to return to a previous state or condition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite her efforts to move forward, she could n't shake off her doubts and found herself turning back to old habits.
āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāύā§
to set something to a previous state or setting
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I accidentally deleted some important files. Is there a way to turn back the changes and recover them?
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāύāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋ?
03
āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āĻĢā§āϰāĻž
to go back along the same route one already covered
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cyclists had to turn back because of a mechanical failure.
āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04
āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāύāĻž
to set something to a previous state or setting, especially regarding time or a particular condition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The technician had to turn back the thermostat because the room was too warm.
āĻā§āĻāύāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāϰā§āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05
āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻžāύā§
to force someone or something to go back toward where they came from, often with authority
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The border patrol turned back several migrants who attempted to cross the border illegally.
āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāύ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ
āĻŦā§āϧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06
āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāύā§
to prevent the advance of a danger or an enemy
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bouncer had to turn back individuals who did n't meet the entry requirements for the exclusive club.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāύā§āϏāĻžāϰāĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻā§āϏāĻā§āϞā§āϏāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĻŋāĨ¤
07
āĻāϞā§āĻāĻžāύā§, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to flip an item to reveal its opposite side or transform its appearance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The archaeologist carefully turned back the ancient parchment, revealing an additional layer of writing.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āύāϤāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āϝāĻž āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϏā§āϤāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
08
āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏāĻž
to change one's mind or undo something that has been done, said, or promised
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company decided to turn back on their initial decision to lay off employees after receiving backlash from the public.
āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāϞā§āϝāĻžāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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