take the back track in English

Forms: takes the back track [present, singular, third-person], taking the back track [participle, present], took the back track [past], taken the back track [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the back track}} take the back track (third-person singular simple present takes the back track, present participle taking the back track, simple past took the back track, past participle taken the back track)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes the back track",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking the back track",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took the back track",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken the back track",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "take<,,took,taken> the back track"
      },
      "expansion": "take the back track (third-person singular simple present takes the back track, present participle taking the back track, simple past took the back track, past participle taken the back track)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To retrace one's steps; to retreat."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_the_back_track-en-verb-qLhXDWFU",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, dated) To retrace one's steps; to retreat."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "backtrack"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take the back track"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes the back track",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking the back track",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took the back track",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken the back track",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "take<,,took,taken> the back track"
      },
      "expansion": "take the back track (third-person singular simple present takes the back track, present participle taking the back track, simple past took the back track, past participle taken the back track)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To retrace one's steps; to retreat."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, dated) To retrace one's steps; to retreat."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "backtrack"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take the back track"
}

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"take the back track" meaning in English

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