"backs off" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of back off Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: back off
    Sense id: en-backs_off-en-verb-F3yFGXyI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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