backtrack
🇺🇸
/ˈbæktræk/
🇬🇧
/ˈbæktræk/
intransitive verb
R
To return by the same route you took before.
After realizing we had missed the turn, we had to backtrack to find the correct path.
R
To change your mind about something you said or decided before.
Facing criticism, the politician had to backtrack on his earlier promise.
translation
To return by the same route you took before.; To change your mind about something you said or decided before.
Word Forms
3rd Present
backtracks
Past
backtracked
Perfect
backtracked
Progressive
backtracking