run back

rʌn bæk

ran back, running back

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Definition of run back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

movementreturn quickly to a previous location

After forgetting his phone, he had to run back to the house..

hurry back

media

Dated

rewind a film or cassette

Dated

He decided to run back the movie to watch it again.

replay

reverse

rewind

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Expressions with run

run around

move quickly in different directions

The kids will run around in the park for hours..

run into

collide with something

She didn't see the post and run into it..

chicken run

enclosed area where chickens are kept

The farmer expanded the chicken run to accommodate more birds.

long run

extended period of time for outcomes to appear

In the long run, hard work pays off.

run out of

use all of something so none is left

We will run out of milk soon.

get run over

be hit and passed over by a vehicle or object

He got run over by a car yesterday.

Examples of run back in a sentence

I will run back to the office to get my keys.
She had to run back the tape to find the scene.
I always run back the recording to catch details.

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French:revenir en courant, retourner, ...
German:zurücklaufen, zurückspulen, ...
Italian:tornare di corsa, tornare indietro, ...
Spanish:volver corriendo, rebobinar, ...
Portuguese:voltar correndo, rebobinar, ...
Chinese:跑回, 倒回, ...
Japanese:急いで戻る, 巻き戻す, ...
Arabic:رَجَعَ مُسْرِعًا, أَرْجَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לָרוּץ בְּחֲזָרָה, לְהָרִיץ לְאָחוֹר, ...
Russian:бежать обратно, перематывать, ...
Ukrainian:бігти назад, перемотувати, ...
Hindi:वापस दौड़ना, पीछे करना, ...
Bengali:দৌড়ে ফিরে যাওয়া, রিওয়াইন্ড করা, ...
Catalan:tornar corrents, rebobinar, ...
Czech:vrátit se zpátky, přetočit zpět, ...
Danish:løbe tilbage, spole tilbage, ...
Dutch:terugrennen, terugspoelen, ...
Greek:γυρίζω τρέχοντας, γυρίζω πίσω, ...
Hungarian:visszaszaladni, visszatekerni, ...
Khmer:រត់ត្រឡប់ទៅវិញ, បង្វិលថយក្រោយ, ...
Korean:빨리 돌아가다, 되감다, ...
Persian:با عجله برگشتن, برگرداند, ...
Polish:szybko wrócić, przewijać, ...
Portuguese (BR):voltar correndo, rebobinar, ...
Romanian:a alearga înapoi, a derula, ...
Swedish:springa tillbaka, spola tillbaka, ...
Thai:วิ่งกลับ, กรอ, ...
Turkish:geri koşmak, geri sarmak, ...
Vietnamese:chạy quay lại, quay lại, ...

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