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to double back
01
to reverse one's direction and return along the same route, often to retrace one's steps or evade pursuers
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
back
Base verb
double
Present tense
double back
3rd person singular
doubles back
Present participle
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.
