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backtrack

/ˈbækˌtræk/ /ˈbæktræk/
  1. 1
    geri dönmek, geldiği yoldan geri gitmek

    To go back along the same path that you have just come along.

    • We took a wrong turn and had to backtrack two miles.
      Yanlış yola saptık ve iki mil geri dönmek zorunda kaldık.
    • The hikers backtracked to the last trail sign.
      Yürüyüşçüler son patika işaretine kadar geri döndü.
  2. 2
    geri adım atmak, sözünden dönmek

    To change an earlier statement, promise or plan, often because of criticism.

    • The company backtracked on its plan to close the store.
      Şirket mağazayı kapatma planından geri adım attı.
    • He quickly backtracked when he saw how angry everyone was.
      Herkesin ne kadar kızgın olduğunu görünce hemen geri adım attı.
  3. 3
    pistte geri taksi yapmak Air Traffic Control

    To taxi along a runway in the opposite direction to the one in use for take-off or landing.

    • After landing, the tower told us to backtrack the runway.
      İnişten sonra kule bize pistte geri taksi yapmamızı söyledi.
    • After the rejected take-off, the plane backtracked to the start of the runway.
      Kalkıştan vazgeçildikten sonra uçak pistin başına geri taksi yaptı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base backtrack
/ˈbækˌtræk/
Past backtracked
/ˈbækˌtrækt/
Participle backtracked
/ˈbækˌtrækt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edbacktrack → backtracked

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /k/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. backtracked /ˈbækˌtrækt/

Synonyms

go backretrace one's stepsbackpedal

Antonyms

advancego forward

Collocations

backtrack on a promisebacktrack on a decisionbacktrack the runwaybacktrack quickly

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