Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
引き返すto repeat, to send back, to bring back, to retrace one's steps
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to turn back, to go back, to come back, to return, to retrace one's steps
All Forms
引き返す 【ひきかえす】
Common・Uncommon
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ひ
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か
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す
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忘れ物をした。学校から家に引き返そう。
I left something behind. I'll repeat the trip home from school. {to repeat, to send back, to bring back, to retrace one's steps}
波が荒れてきたので、船が港へ引き返しました。
The waves became rough, so the ship turned back to the harbor. {to repeat, to send back, to bring back, to retrace one's steps}
怖がりの妹は、お化け屋敷の途中で引き返してしまった。
My scaredy-cat little sister turned back halfway through the haunted house. {to repeat, to send back, to bring back, to retrace one's steps}
私は道に迷った際に、思い出せる限りきた道を引き返すようにしています。
When I get lost, I try to retrace my steps as much as I can remember. {to repeat, to send back, to bring back, to retrace one's steps}
ここで引き返したら後悔しかねないので、苦しいけど登頂まで力を振り絞ろう!
If we turn back here, we might regret it, so even though it's tough, let's muster our strength and climb to the top! {to repeat, to send back, to bring back, to retrace one's steps}
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