"run back" meaning in English

See run back in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: runs back [present, singular, third-person], running back [participle, present], ran back [past], run back [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> back}} run back (third-person singular simple present runs back, present participle running back, simple past ran back, past participle run back)
  1. To take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.
    Sense id: en-run_back-en-verb-cDo84382
  2. To rewind a film or cassette.
    Sense id: en-run_back-en-verb-bFvoGmzu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (back) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 59 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (back): 15 65 20
  3. (slang) To revisit, repeat, or do something over. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-run_back-en-verb-4irySPh6

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for run back meaning in English (1.7kB)

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