back-pedal
verb/ˌbæk ˈpedl/
/ˌbæk ˈpedl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they back-pedal | /ˌbæk ˈpedl/ /ˌbæk ˈpedl/ |
| he / she / it back-pedals | /ˌbæk ˈpedlz/ /ˌbæk ˈpedlz/ |
| past simple back-pedalled | /ˌbæk ˈpedld/ /ˌbæk ˈpedld/ |
| past participle back-pedalled | /ˌbæk ˈpedld/ /ˌbæk ˈpedld/ |
| (North American English) past simple back-pedaled | /ˌbæk ˈpedld/ /ˌbæk ˈpedld/ |
| (North American English) past participle back-pedaled | /ˌbæk ˈpedld/ /ˌbæk ˈpedld/ |
| -ing form back-pedalling | /ˌbæk ˈpedlɪŋ/ /ˌbæk ˈpedlɪŋ/ |
| (North American English) -ing form back-pedaling | /ˌbæk ˈpedlɪŋ/ /ˌbæk ˈpedlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] back-pedal (on something) to change an earlier statement or opinion; to not do something that you promised to do
- The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax.
- [intransitive] to pedal backwards on a bicycle; to walk or run backwards
Check pronunciation:
back-pedal