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backpedalback‧ped‧al /ˌbækˈpedl $ ˈbækˌpedl/ verb (past tense and past participle backpedalled, present participle backpedalling British English, backpedaled, backpedaling American English) [intransitive] VERB TABLEbackpedal |
Present | I, you, we, they | backpedal | | he, she, it | backpedals | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | backpedalled (BrE), backpedaled (AmE) | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have backpedalled (BrE), backpedaled (AmE) | | he, she, it | has backpedalled (BrE), backpedaled (AmE) | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had backpedalled (BrE), backpedaled (AmE) | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will backpedal | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have backpedalled (BrE), backpedaled (AmE) |
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Present | I | am backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | | he, she, it | is backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | | you, we, they | are backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | Past | I, he, she, it | was backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | | you, we, they | were backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | | he, she, it | has been backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been backpedalling (BrE), backpedaling (AmE) |
- The country's government is backpedaling on some of the reforms.
► Bicycles/Carts/Horsesall-terrain, adjectivebackpedal, verbbicycle, nounbicycle, verbbike, nounbike, verbbrougham, nounbuckboard, nounbuggy, nouncab, nouncaravan, nouncarriage, nouncart, nouncarter, nouncarthorse, nouncavalcade, nounchariot, nouncharioteer, nounchuck wagon, nouncoach, nouncoachman, nouncoaster brake, nouncrossbar, nouncycle, nouncycle, verbdismount, verbdogcart, noundogsled, noundray, nounfork, nounfreewheel, verbgoad, verbgoad, nounhackney carriage, nounhandcart, nounhandlebars, nounhansom, nounharness, nounharness, verbhayride, nounhorse-drawn, adjectivehorseshoe, nounhorsewoman, nounhowdah, nounhusky, nounlandau, nounmountain bike, nounoxcart, nounpack animal, nounpack horse, nounpair, nounpedal, nounpedal, verbpenny-farthing, nounpush-bike, nounpushcart, nounreflector, nounrickshaw, nounride, verbsaddle, nounsaddle bag, nounsedan chair, nounsledge, nounsledge, verbsleigh, nounspoke, nounstagecoach, nounsurgery, nounsurrey, nountandem, nounteam, nountrace, nountrailer, nountrap, nountricycle, nountruck, noununicycle, nounvelodrome, nounwagon, nounwagon train, nounwheelwright, noun 1to change your opinion or not do something that you had promised to do → backtrack: They are backpedalling on the commitment to cut taxes.2to pedal backwards on a bicycle3to run or walk backwards |