# turn back

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
2. To cause to reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
3. To return to a previous state of being.
4. To prevent, or refuse to allow, passage or progress.
5. To adjust to a previous setting.
6. To fold something back; to fold down.
7. To give back; to return.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turn-back