back
/bæk/ verbTranslation
SUPPORT [T] › to give support or help to a person, plan, or idea
desteklemek, yardım etmek
He backed Mr Clark in the recent election. Parents backed the idea by more than two to one.191911791411MONEY [T] › to risk money by saying that you think a horse, team, etc will win a race, game, or competition in order to win more money if they do
çok daha fazla kazanmak için bir takımı, atı vb. desteklemek
Many people are backing Holyfield to win the fight.1179 back (sth) away/into/out, etc › to move backwards or drive backwards
back away phrasal verb geriye gitmek, geri çekilmek, geriye doğru sürmek
She saw he had a gun and backed away. He backed into a wall when he was trying to park.1680 › to show that you do not support a plan or idea any more and do not want to be involved with it
back down phrasal verb uzak durmak, bulaşmamak, karışmadığını, desteklemediğini göstermek, belli etmek
The government has backed away from plans to increase taxes.1179 › to admit that you were wrong, or agree not to do something
back off phrasal verb geri adım atmak, hatasını kabul etmek, bir şeyi yapmamayı kabul etmek
The council backed down over rent increases.1174MOVE › to move away from someone, usually because you are afraid
birinden uzak durmak, bulaşmamak, yakın olmamak
I saw the knife and backed off.1622STOP SUPPORTING mainly US › to stop supporting a plan
back out phrasal verb bir planı desteklemekten vazgeçmek, arka çıkmamak
The president has backed off from a threat to expel U.N. soldiers.1179 › to decide not to do something you had planned or agreed to do
back sb up phrasal verb vazgeçmek, caymak, planlanan veya üzerinde anlaşılan bir şeyi yapmaktan vazgeçmek
Nigel backed out at the last minute, so we had a spare ticket.788SUPPORT › to support or help someone
birini desteklemek, arka çıkmak
My family backed me up in my fight for compensation.1179SAY IS TRUE › to say that someone is telling the truth
back sth up phrasal verb birini sözle desteklemek, yanında olmak
Honestly, that's exactly what happened - Claire'll back me up.1906PROVE › to prove that something is true
bir şeyin doğru olduğunu kanıtlamak
[often passive] His claims are backed up by recent research.1179COMPUTER › to make an extra copy of computer information
back (sth) up phrasal verb yedeklemek, bilgiyi yedeğe almak, kopyasını çıkarmak
1398 › to drive backwards
geriye doğru sürmek, geri çekilmek, geri geri gitmek
1680(Definition of back verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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