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turn back

/tɜrn bæk/ /tɜːn bæk/
phrasal verb Travel Neutral
  1. 1
    geri dönmek

    To return to a place you have left.

    • It started raining, so we turned back.
      Yağmur başladı, bu yüzden geri döndük.
    • The pilot decided to turn back because of bad weather.
      Pilot kötü hava nedeniyle geri dönmeye karar verdi.
  2. 2
    vazgeçmek, geri adım atmak

    To stop doing something you have started and return to how things were before.

    • You can't turn back now.
      Artık vazgeçemezsin.
    • Once you sign the contract, there is no turning back.
      Sözleşmeyi imzaladıktan sonra geri dönüş yok.
  3. 3
    geri çevirmek, geri göndermek

    To stop people or vehicles and send them back the way they came.

    • Fans without tickets were turned back at the gate.
      Bileti olmayan taraftarlar kapıdan geri çevrildi.
    • Several ships were turned back because of the storm.
      Fırtına nedeniyle birkaç gemi geri gönderildi.

Synonyms

Collocations

turn back the clockno turning backturn back home

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