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(bæktræk) also back-track

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense backtracks, present participle backtracking, past tense, past participle backtracked

1. verb

If you backtrack on a statement or decision you have made, you do or say something that shows that you no longer agree with it or support it.

The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system. [VERB]

The finance minister backtracked on his decision. [VERB + on]

[Also V + from]

Synonyms: retract, withdraw, retreat, draw back More Synonyms of backtrack

backtracking uncountable noun

Some backtracking is probably inevitable.

He promised there would be no backtracking on policies.

2. verb

If you backtrack, you go back along a path or route you have just used.

Leonard jumped in his car and started backtracking. [VERB]

We had to backtrack to the corner and cross the street. [VERB preposition]

Synonyms: retrace your steps, go back, reverse, retreat More Synonyms of backtrack

3. verb

If you backtrack in an account or explanation, you talk about things which happened before the ones you were previously talking about.

Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education? [VERB]

backtrack in British English

(ˈbækˌtræk)

verb (intransitive)

to return by the same route by which one has come

to retract or reverse one's opinion, action, policy, etc

Derived forms

backtracking (ˈbackˌtracking)

noun

backtrack in American English

(ˈbækˌtræk)

verb intransitive

to return by the same path

to withdraw from a position, attitude, etc.

Examples of 'backtrack' in a sentence
backtrack

Party insiders were furious he had backtracked on plans to abstain.Would we decide to backtrack on the plans we'd made?But he also says there must be no room for the PM to backtrack.He then tried to backtrack by saying he knew how much it cost to fill up a car, but not how much a litre costs.

1 (verb) in the sense of retract

Definition

to retract or reverse one's opinion or policy

The finance minister backtracked on the decision.

Synonyms

retract

He hurriedly sought to retract the statement.

withdraw

He withdrew his remarks and said he had not intended to cause offence.

retreat

The Government had to retreat on defence cuts.

draw back

I drew back with a horrified scream.

recant

a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy

back-pedal

eat your words

2 (verb) in the sense of retrace your steps

Definition

to go back along the same route one has just travelled

We had to backtrack to the corner and cross the street.

Synonyms

retrace your steps

go back

reverse

He reversed and drove away.

retreat

move back

back-pedal

He appeared to back-pedal on that statement.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of back-pedal

Definition

to retract or modify a previous opinion or statement

He appeared to back-pedal on that statement.

Synonyms

backtrack,

go back,

reverse,

reconsider,

climb down,

have second thoughts,

change your mind,

flip-flop (informal, US),

do a U-turn

in the sense of draw back

Definition

to move backwards

I drew back with a horrified scream.

Synonyms

recoil,

withdraw,

retreat,

shrink,

falter,

back off,

shy away,

flinch,

retract,

quail,

start back

in the sense of recant

Definition

to take back (a former belief or statement) publicly

a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy

Synonyms

withdraw,

take back,

retract,

disclaim,

deny,

recall,

renounce,

revoke,

repudiate,

renege,

disown,

disavow,

forswear,

abjure,

unsay,

apostatize

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backtrack

backside
backslide
backslider
backtrack
backup
backward
backwardness

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单词	backtrack
释义	Trends of backtrack View usage for: backtrack (bæktræk) also back-track Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense backtracks, present participle backtracking, past tense, past participle backtracked 1. verb If you backtrack on a statement or decision you have made, you do or say something that shows that you no longer agree with it or support it. The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system. [VERB] The finance minister backtracked on his decision. [VERB + on] [Also V + from] Synonyms: retract, withdraw, retreat, draw back More Synonyms of backtrack backtracking uncountable noun Some backtracking is probably inevitable. He promised there would be no backtracking on policies. 2. verb If you backtrack, you go back along a path or route you have just used. Leonard jumped in his car and started backtracking. [VERB] We had to backtrack to the corner and cross the street. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: retrace your steps, go back, reverse, retreat More Synonyms of backtrack 3. verb If you backtrack in an account or explanation, you talk about things which happened before the ones you were previously talking about. Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education? [VERB] backtrack in British English (ˈbækˌtræk) verb (intransitive) 1. to return by the same route by which one has come 2. to retract or reverse one's opinion, action, policy, etc Derived forms backtracking (ˈbackˌtracking) noun backtrack in American English (ˈbækˌtræk) US verb intransitive 1. to return by the same path 2. to withdraw from a position, attitude, etc. Examples of 'backtrack' in a sentence backtrack Party insiders were furious he had backtracked on plans to abstain. The Sun (2008) Would we decide to backtrack on the plans we'd made? Times, Sunday Times (2009) But he also says there must be no room for the PM to backtrack. The Sun (2012) He then tried to backtrack by saying he knew how much it cost to fill up a car, but not how much a litre costs. The Sun (2015) 1 (verb) in the sense of retract Definition to retract or reverse one's opinion or policy The finance minister backtracked on the decision. Synonyms retract He hurriedly sought to retract the statement. withdraw He withdrew his remarks and said he had not intended to cause offence. retreat The Government had to retreat on defence cuts. draw back I drew back with a horrified scream. recant a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy back-pedal eat your words 2 (verb) in the sense of retrace your steps Definition to go back along the same route one has just travelled We had to backtrack to the corner and cross the street. Synonyms retrace your steps go back reverse He reversed and drove away. retreat move back back-pedal He appeared to back-pedal on that statement. Additional synonyms in the sense of back-pedal Definition to retract or modify a previous opinion or statement He appeared to back-pedal on that statement. Synonyms backtrack, go back, reverse, reconsider, climb down, have second thoughts, change your mind, flip-flop (informal, US), do a U-turn in the sense of draw back Definition to move backwards I drew back with a horrified scream. Synonyms recoil, withdraw, retreat, shrink, falter, back off, shy away, flinch, retract, quail, start back in the sense of recant Definition to take back (a former belief or statement) publicly a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy Synonyms withdraw, take back, retract, disclaim, deny, recall, renounce, revoke, repudiate, renege, disown, disavow, forswear, abjure, unsay, apostatize Nearby words of backtrack backside backslide backslider backtrack backup backward backwardness Synonyms of 'backtrack' backtrack Explore 'backtrack' in the dictionary
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