- 1[intransitive] to go back along the same route that you have just come along The path suddenly disappeared and we had to backtrack.
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- 2[intransitive] to change an earlier statement, opinion, or promise because of pressure from someone or something
backtrack
verbNAmE//ˈbæktræk//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they backtrack he / she / it backtracks
past simple backtracked
-ing form backtracking
Check pronunciation: backtrack