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to double back
[phrase form: double]
01
to reverse one's direction and return along the same route, often to retrace one's steps or evade pursuers
Grammatical Information
Regular
Inseparable
Present tense
doubling back
Past simple
doubled back
Past participle
doubled back
Examples
Realizing they had taken the wrong path, the hikers had to double back to find the correct trail.
