Definitions for fall back
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Princeton's WordNet
fall back(verb)
fall backwards and down
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind(verb)
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
fall back(verb)
move back and away from
"The enemy fell back"
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede(verb)
retreat
fall back, resort, recur(verb)
have recourse to
"The government resorted to rationing meat"
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back(verb)
go back to bad behavior
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Wiktionary
fall back(Verb)
To retreat.
Translations for fall back
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fall back(noun)
to move back or stop moving forward.
- agteroor val, wyk, terugtrekAfrikaans

- يَتَراجَع، يَتَقَهْقَرArabic

- тстъпвамBulgarian

- recuarPortuguese (BR)

- stáhnout se, ustoupitCzech

- sich zurückziehen, zurückbleibenGerman

- trække sig tilbage; vige tilbageDanish

- υποχωρώGreek

- retrocederSpanish

- taganemaEstonian

- عقب نشینی کردنFarsi

- siirtyä taakseFinnish

- reculerFrench

- לָסֶגֶתHebrew

- पीछे होनाHindi

- pasti natrag; uzmaknutiCroatian

- visszavonulHungarian

- mundurIndonesian

- hopa; hika; víkjaIcelandic

- indietreggiareItalian

- 後退するJapanese

- 물러서다Korean

- trauktis, atsitrauktiLithuanian

- atkāptiesLatvian

- berundurMalay

- achterop rakenDutch

- falle tilbake, vike, trekke seg tilbakeNorwegian

- cofać sięPolish

- عقب نشینی کردنPersian

- تر شاته لرلPashto

- recuarPortuguese

- a da/a rămâne înapoiRomanian

- отступатьRussian

- ustupovaťSlovak

- umakniti seSlovenian

- uzmaknutiSerbian

- dra sig (vika) tillbakaSwedish

- ถอยหลังThai

- geriçekilmekTurkish

- 後退Chinese (Trad.)

- відступатиUkrainian

- پیچھے ہو جاناUrdu

- quay lại; rút luiVietnamese

- 后退Chinese (Simp.)

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