English Explanatory Dictionary

back down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.
  2. To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.
  3. To withdraw from a commitment or position; back out.

Pronunciation

en-au-back down.ogg

Word forms

back down backs down backing down backed down

Related words

give in retract retreat yield backdown back into back off back out back up

Translations

Catalan: fer-se enrere Catalan: fer marxa enrere Chinese Mandarin: 做出讓步 /做出让步 Finnish: perääntyä French: baisser d'un ton German: nachgeben German: eine Rückzieher machen German: zurückrudern Italian: cedere Polish: dać za wygraną Polish: dawać za wygraną Polish: wycofać Portuguese: recuar Portuguese: voltar atrás Romanian: ceda Russian: пойти́ на усту́пки Russian: пойти́ на попя́тный Russian: дать за́дний ход Russian: спасовать Spanish: recular Spanish: echarse atrás Swedish: ge med Swedish: ge vika
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