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slide back

/slaɪd bæk/

Translations

slide backverb

slid back

Past Simple

slid back

Past Participle

sliding back

Gerund

/slaɪd bæk/

He decided to slide back his chair to make more space.

Он решил отодвинуться на стуле, чтобы освободить больше места.

скользнуть назад

The snake managed to slide back into its hole.

Змея сумела скользнуть назад в свою нору.

Additional translations

подвинуться назад

Synonyms

fall back

move back

slide backverb

To move smoothly and quietly back to a previous position or state.

After the meeting, the chairperson slid back into her office without anyone noticing.

To return to a less advanced or less successful state.

The company slid back into financial difficulties after a brief period of success.