roll back

roʊl bæk

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Definition of roll back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

technologyreturn something to a previous state

The company decided to roll back the software update.

restore

revert

businessreduce to a previous lower level or value

The government decided to roll back taxes to stimulate the economy..

decrease

reduce

withdrawretreat from a position or decision

The government had to roll back on the new policy.

retract

reverse

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Expressions with roll back

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roll back the years

perform as well as in one's prime

The veteran player rolled back the years with a stunning goal.

Expressions with roll

roll over

make a rolling motion or turn

The dog learned to roll over.

roll about

move around on the ground playfully

The puppies roll about in the grass.

roll around

move on the ground while rotating body

The dog loves to roll around in the grass.

roll down

lower something flexible by unrolling it

She decided to roll down the car window..

roll off

to move by turning over and over on a surface

The ball started to roll off the table..

roll on

continue to move forward

The car rolled on despite the flat tire.

Terms with roll back included in their meaning

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action

to roll back or reverse

Examples of roll back in a sentence

We need to roll back the system to last week.
They plan to roll back the new regulations.
The company will roll back prices for the sale.
The company decided to roll back on the price increase.
They had to roll back their earlier statement.

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French:restaurer, réduire, ...
German:zurücksetzen, zurücknehmen, ...
Italian:ripristinare, ridurre, ...
Spanish:revertir, retroceder, ...
Portuguese:reverter, diminuir, ...
Chinese:回滚, 回调, ...
Japanese:元に戻す, 引き下げる, ...
Arabic:أَعادَ إلى الحالة السابقة, خَفَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחֲזִיר לְמַצָּב קוֹדֵם, לְהַפְחִית, ...
Russian:откатывать, понижать до прежнего уровня, ...
Ukrainian:відкотити, знижувати, ...
Hindi:पूर्व स्थिति में लौटाना, घटाना, ...
Bengali:পূর্বাবস্থায় ফিরিয়ে আনা, কমিয়ে আনা, ...
Catalan:revertir, reduir, ...
Czech:vrátit, snížit, ...
Danish:tilbageføre, tilbagerulle, ...
Dutch:terugdraaien, terugkomen, ...
Greek:επαναφέρω, μειώνω, ...
Hungarian:visszaállítani, visszacsökkenteni, ...
Khmer:ត្រឡប់ទៅសភាពមុន, បន្ថយចុះវិញ, ...
Korean:되돌리다, 줄이다, ...
Persian:به حالت قبلی برگرداندن, به سطح قبلی کاهش دادن, ...
Polish:cofnąć, obniżyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):reverter, diminuir, ...
Romanian:a reveni, a reduce, ...
Swedish:återställa, backa, ...
Thai:ย้อนกลับ, ปรับลดลง, ...
Turkish:geri almak, geri adım atmak, ...
Vietnamese:khôi phục, đưa về mức cũ, ...

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