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doubles back

doubles back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of double back.

Meaning of double back

Verb

double back (third-person singular simple present doubles back, present participle doubling back, simple past and past participle doubled back)

  1. (idiomatic) To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.
    • They doubled back in hopes of finding the road again.

Questions about doubles back

What is doubles back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Doubles back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of double back.

Words near doubles back in the dictionary

  1. doublequote
  2. doublequotes
  3. doubler
  4. doublers
  5. doubles
  6. doubles back
  7. doubles down
  8. doubles entendres
  9. doubles in brass
  10. doubles net
  11. doubles nets

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