# back off

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To move backwards away from something.
2. To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
3. To lower the setting of.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, off.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/back-off