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bounces back

bounces back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bounce back.

Meaning of bounce back

Verb

bounce back (third-person singular simple present bounces back, present participle bouncing back, simple past and past participle bounced back)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damage.
    • We thought he'd die from the crash, but he bounced back to normal after 10 days in hospital.
  2. (Internet, intransitive) Of an email message, to be returned to the sender because it is undeliverable.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bounce, back.

Questions about bounces back

What is bounces back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bounces back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bounce back.

Words near bounces back in the dictionary

  1. bouncer
  2. bouncerly
  3. bouncers
  4. bounces
  5. bounces around
  6. bounces back
  7. bounces in
  8. bounces into
  9. bounces off
  10. bounces off the walls
  11. bounces on it

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