- back out phrasal
- verb (I) to decide not to do something that you had promised to do (+ of): They backed out of the contract at the last minute.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
back out phrasal
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back out — verb 1. move out of a space backwards (Freq. 2) He backed out of the driveway • Hypernyms: ↑back • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP 2. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity … Useful english dictionary
back out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms back out : present tense I/you/we/they back out he/she/it backs out present participle backing out past tense backed out past participle backed out to decide not to do something you agreed to do I promised… … English dictionary
back out — PHRASAL VERB If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do. [V P of n] The Hungarians backed out of the project in 1989 on environmental grounds... [V P] Wells was supposed to put up half the money, but later… … English dictionary
ˌback ˈout — phrasal verb to refuse to do something that you agreed to do We re hoping that no one will back out of the deal.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
back out — UK US back out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with back({{}}/bæk/ verb [T] ► to decide not to do something that you had said you would do: »The buyer backed out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract … Financial and business terms
back out of sth — UK US back out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with back({{}}/bæk/ verb [T] ► to decide not to do something that you had said you would do: »The buyer backed out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract … Financial and business terms
back up phrasal — verb 1 (transitive back someone/something up) to say that what someone is saying is true: Peggy would back me up if she were here. | The videotape evidence backed up the manager s story. 2 (intransitive, transitive back something up) to make a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
back — back1 [ bæk ] adverb *** ▸ 1 returning to place/state ▸ 2 as reply or reaction ▸ 3 away from the front ▸ 4 away from someone/something ▸ 5 toward beginning of something ▸ 6 in/into the past ▸ 7 in a different place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) returning to a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
back — I [[t]bæ̱k[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, back is also used in phrasal verbs such as date back and fall back on .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in… … English dictionary
back down — verb 1. move backwards from a certain position (Freq. 2) The bully had to back down • Syn: ↑back up, ↑back off • Derivationally related forms: ↑backdown • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
