TURN BACK Definition & Meaning

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turn back

Drive someone back or away, as in They turned back anyone who didn't have an invitation , or Our forces soon turned back the enemy . [First half of 1500s]
Reverse one's direction, as in We had to turn back earlier than expected . [First half of 1500s]
Fold down, as in Turn back the page you're on to keep your place in the magazine . [Second half of 1800s] Also see turn one's back on .

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Many of the deportees counted under Biden were migrants apprehended at the border and turned back quickly.

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Which is kind of tricky because you can't turn back the clock.

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The entire light was dismantled and sent to a Sheffield workshop to be restored and was turned back on in 2022.

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She obliges his request and turns back to a human avatar before adding, “I’m feeling a bit chilly without my fur coat!”

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But many say it’s too late to turn back time.

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