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walks back

walks back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk back.

Meaning of walk back

Verb

walk back (third-person singular simple present walks back, present participle walking back, simple past and past participle walked back)

  1. (transitive) To withdraw or backpedal on a statement or promise.
    • Did Obama walk back his support of Cordoba House? As you know, the Internets are alive with the claim that Obama has now walked back his support of Cordoba House, and I've gotten tons of emails telling me that my earlier praise of the speech is no longer operative. But did he really walk back what...2010, Greg Sargent, The Plumb Line
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, back.

Questions about walks back

What is walks back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Walks back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk back.

Words near walks back in the dictionary

  1. walks and chews gum at the same time
  2. walks around
  3. walks away
  4. walks away from
  5. walks away with
  6. walks back
  7. walks back the cat
  8. walks behind
  9. walks down
  10. walks free
  11. walks in

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