turn back English

Meaning turn back meaning

What does turn back mean?

turn back

— verb retrace one's course The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back

— verb (= revert) go back to a previous state We reverted to the old rules

— verb (= check, arrest, contain, hold back) 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

— verb (= drive away, dispel) 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

— verb turn inside out or upside down

Synonyms turn back synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as turn back?

turn back English » English

return

turn around

go back

turn away

turn

reverse

invert

turn round

stop

revert

retrovert

hold back

double back

contain

come back

check

backtrack

arrest

turn over

translate

shift

send back

run off

rotate

retrace

regress

rebound

fold back

drive out

drive off

drive away

dispel

convert

chase away

wheel around

wheel

veer

twist

turn upside down

turn up

turn something inside out

turn off

turn in

transit

throw back

swivel

swing around

swing about

swerve

spurn

Examples turn back examples

How do I use turn back in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Turn on your back.

Movie subtitles

Turn around and back away three steps.

Look, I got a free catcher, I got one of Nick's crew suspended, and I got Nick to turn his back on one of his best friends.