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take the back track

take the back track verb: to retrace one's steps; to retreat.

Verb

take the back track (third-person singular simple present takes the back track, present participle taking the back track, simple past took the back track, past participle taken the back track)

  1. (dated, informal) To retrace one's steps; to retreat.
    Synonyms:
    backtrack

Synonyms of take the back track

Forms of take the back track

third-person singular presenttakes the back track
present participletaking the back track
pasttook the back track
past participletaken the back track

Questions about take the back track

What does take the back track mean?
Take the back track means to retrace one's steps; to retreat.
What part of speech is take the back track?
Take the back track is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the back track?
The past tense of take the back track is took the back track.

Words near take the back track in the dictionary

  1. take that
  2. Take Thatter
  3. Take Thatters
  4. take the aam off
  5. take the air
  6. take the back track
  7. take the bait
  8. take the ball and run with it
  9. take the bench
  10. take the biscuit
  11. take the bitter with the sweet

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