turned back

Meaning

1. (form-of, past) simple past of turn back
2. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of turn back

turn back

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

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Synonyms

returned