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Past tense for to turn and face in the opposite direction
“Aidan chuckles from the backseat and I turn back to look at him.”
Past tense for to retreat or move backward to a previous place one has been
“We had walked too far to turn back to where we started, and so we kept going.”
Past tense for to physically fold or bend something over
“Every night, I'd turn back the sheets, and the bed would be full of feathers.”
Past tense for to fend off or defend against something hostile
“At first, the army made an effort to turn back the hordes of prospectors that flocked to the country.”
Past tense for to cause to come to an end
Past tense for to retrace one's steps or change direction abruptly
Past tense for to return or change back to a former state
Past tense for to divert, intercept, or intervene to prevent something from happening or to change its course
Past tense for to alter one's opinion about something
Past tense for to fall back into bad habits or an unhealthy state
Moving or turned towards a backward or opposite direction
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