turned back

UK
/tɜːnd bæk/
US
/tɜrnd bæk/

Translations

turn backverb

turned back

Past Simple

turned back
Past Simple
turned back
Past Participle
turning back
Gerund
UK
/tɜːn bæk/
US
/tɜrn bæk/
повернуть назад
We had to turn back because of the storm.
Нам пришлось повернуть назад из-за шторма.
After realizing the mistake, he decided to turn back.
Осознав ошибку, он решил возвращаться.
Additional translations
обратно повернуть

Definitions

turn backverb
To reverse direction or retrace one's steps.
We had to turn back when the road was blocked by fallen trees.
To cause someone or something to return to a previous place or condition.
The security guard turned back the visitors who didn't have proper identification.
To stop progressing and return to a previous state or condition.
After the failure of the project, the company decided to turn back to its original business model.