Meaning of "back down" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BACK DOWN

back down

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACK DOWN

Back down is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb back down in English.

WHAT DOES BACK DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of back down in the English dictionary

The first definition of back down in the dictionary is to withdraw an earlier claim. Other definition of back down is to cause to move backwards by pushing rather than pulling on the oars. Back down is also abandonment of an earlier claim.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BACK DOWN

PRESENT

Present

I back down

you back down

he/she/it backs down

we back down

you back down

they back down

Present continuous

I am backing down

you are backing down

he/she/it is backing down

we are backing down

you are backing down

they are backing down

Present perfect

I have backed down

you have backed down

he/she/it has backed down

we have backed down

you have backed down

they have backed down

Present perfect continuous

I have been backing down

you have been backing down

he/she/it has been backing down

we have been backing down

you have been backing down

they have been backing down

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I backed down

you backed down

he/she/it backed down

we backed down

you backed down

they backed down

Past continuous

I was backing down

you were backing down

he/she/it was backing down

we were backing down

you were backing down

they were backing down

Past perfect

I had backed down

you had backed down

he/she/it had backed down

we had backed down

you had backed down

they had backed down

Past perfect continuous

I had been backing down

you had been backing down

he/she/it had been backing down

we had been backing down

you had been backing down

they had been backing down

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will back down

you will back down

he/she/it will back down

we will back down

you will back down

they will back down

Future continuous

I will be backing down

you will be backing down

he/she/it will be backing down

we will be backing down

you will be backing down

they will be backing down

Future perfect

I will have backed down

you will have backed down

he/she/it will have backed down

we will have backed down

you will have backed down

they will have backed down

Future perfect continuous

I will have been backing down

you will have been backing down

he/she/it will have been backing down

we will have been backing down

you will have been backing down

they will have been backing down

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would back down

you would back down

he/she/it would back down

we would back down

you would back down

they would back down

Conditional continuous

I would be backing down

you would be backing down

he/she/it would be backing down

we would be backing down

you would be backing down

they would be backing down

Conditional perfect

I would have back down

you would have back down

he/she/it would have back down

we would have back down

you would have back down

they would have back down

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been backing down

you would have been backing down

he/she/it would have been backing down

we would have been backing down

you would have been backing down

they would have been backing down

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you back down
we let´s back down
you back down

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to back down

Past participle

backed down

Present Participle

backing down

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BACK DOWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «back down» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of back down

accede · back-pedal · capitulate · cave in · collapse · comply · concede · give in · submit · surrender · withdraw · yield

TRANSLATION OF BACK DOWN

Find out the translation of back down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of back down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back down» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 回落
• Translator English - Spanish: volver a bajar
• English: back down
• Translator English - Hindi: वापस नीचे
• Translator English - Arabic: التراجع
• Translator English - Russian: вниз
• Translator English - Portuguese: volta
• Translator English - Bengali: দাবি পরিত্যাগ করা
• Translator English - French: vers le bas
• Translator English - Malay: Kembali ke bawah
• Translator English - German: zurück
• Translator English - Japanese: バックダウン
• Translator English - Korean: 다시 아래로
• Translator English - Javanese: Bali mudhun
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xuống
• Translator English - Tamil: பின்வாங்க
• Translator English - Marathi: परत खाली
• Translator English - Turkish: Geri çekil
• Translator English - Italian: indietro
• Translator English - Polish: z powrotem
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вниз
• Translator English - Romanian: înapoi
• Translator English - Greek: πίσω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: terug
• Translator English - Swedish: tillbaka ned
• Translator English - Norwegian: tilbake ned

10 QUOTES WITH «BACK DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word back down.

1

Bob Barr

The world is undoubtedly a safer, freer place because Thatcher - like Reagan - refused to back down when it came to defending freedom.

2

John Barrow

One moment you appear to be riding the crest of a wave, only to have the rug pulled away from you, bringing you back down to earth with a sickening thud.

3

James Bay

Both Springsteen and Michael Jackson, who had these huge productions, could always scale them back down to just a song and a melody. All of that influences me. I also try to be a fictional writer, and sometimes I get close, but the things that resonate the most with me - and with everyone else - is what's real.

4

Drake

I'm not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I'm not going to back down.

5

Fred Durst

Everybody loves the underdog, and then they take an underdog and make him a hero and they hate him. But as long as they can knock you back down, it seems like if you're an underdog again, and things do surface, and they think this is real, 'these guys' intentions are genuine and sincere,' it seems like they will embrace you again.

6

Eminem

If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don't back down.

7

Patrick Fugit

One day, you're a nobody, and the next, you're in a movie that everybody is talking about. But Hollywood has a way of knocking you back down to Earth.

8

Antoine Fuqua

It's not worth it, it's not about money, especially when you're dealing with a culture. It should be about elevating the idea of what we are and who we are as people in the cinema, and that kind of stuff keeps dragging us back down.

9

John Hench

I always admired Walt's optimism. He seemed to know the direction he was going to. When I was at the studio, I remember he kept driving all of us back down to a more fundamental level all the time.

10

Gwen Ifill

A lot of Democrats are not that upset with Howard Dean. Howard Dean gets out here and he says these inflammatory things, and he doesn't apologize. He doesn't back down a little bit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK DOWN»

Discover the use of back down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Never Back Down

After a mistake he makes in his youth greatly hurts his first love, his boss' half-Cajun daughter, Jack Landry is influenced by his Catholic upbringing when he embarks on a lifelong penance of not following his dreams to atone for the sin.

Ernest Hebert, 2012

Won't Back Down: Teams, Dreams, and Family

A memoir by the trailblazing Baylor University women's basketball coach describes her journey from Hammond, Louisiana, when she became the first girl in her hometown to play on an all-boys baseball team, to become the only woman or man to ...

Kim Mulkey, 2008

We Won't Back Down: Severita Lara's Rise from Student Leader ...

He also follows her attempts as a single mother to achieve her dream of being a doctor and providing for her sons. This is the story of la cabezuda , Severita Lara, who has made an indelible imprint on American history.

José Angel Gutiérrez, 2005

We Won't Back Down: On the road with Orica-GreenEDGE

The story of the first year of Australia's first professional cycling team told through the images of the photographers who have followed the team since its launch, with words from Australia's foremost cycling journalist.

Rupert Guinness, 2013

Rolling Through the Isles: A Journey Back Down the Roads ...

Packed with fascinating stories, extraordinary encounters and glorious depictions of the British countryside, Rolling through the Isles takes the reader on an unforgettable trip with a celebrated adventurer and writer.

Ted Simon, 2013

No U-Turn: Never Back Down...

This book is filled with encouragement, insight, morals, philosophy, and emotion that is all expressed through poetry. This book started as a simple thought and then soon grew into a whole story that can now be shared with the world.

Christian S. Passen, 2008

Internet Down ... a Modern American Western

Chris slid back down the bank and looked for a cattle path. He found one. Pulling his auto loader from the shoulder holster, he quietly worked his way up the path. At the top, he looked over the edge. Two men were behind the barn and another  ...

R. R. Hultén, 2012

Back Down to Earth

Describes the development of space policy for NASA during the 1970s by looking at Nixon, Ford, and Carter and their role with America's space program.

Mark Damohn, 2001

Thinking Without Words

BACK DOWN Q Q LOCKANTLERS BACK DOWN 0 Figure 7.1 The choice nodes in a model of red deer roaring contests. Back Down. At the end of the parallel walk stage, the choice is between retreating and progressing to the pushing ...

Jose Luis Bermudez, 2003

Elizabeth

And he was going back to get his buoys and he was just coming back down when we got to the water. I said 'What's the problem? He said 'Five of them.' And we looked out there and it looked like little black pepper, their heads you know, they ...

Chris Taylor, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back down is used in the context of the following news items.

Donald Trump Won't Back Down from Immigration Remarks

Donald Trump isn't backing down. In a statement released on Monday, the Republican presidential contender defended his controversial ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Forex technical analysis: EURUSD back down testing the 100 day MA

As per my earlier post, the EURUSD did find patient sellers at the 100 hour MA area/high for the day (at 1.1088-94 - the high reached 1/10907) ... «ForexLive, Jul 15»

Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (OTCMKTS:ANVGQ) Falls Back Down

Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (OTCMKTS:ANVGQ) is falling fast in recent days since the reversal off $0.081 lows. Speculators flock to the Q stocks ... «MicroCap Daily, Jul 15»

Astros to activate Marisnick, send Santana back down to minors

BOSTON — Jake Marisnick (left hamstring strain) is to be activated from the disabled list for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, with Domingo ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»

Shakes: Mauritius won't back down

Cape Town - Coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba insists that the return leg between Bafana Bafana and Mauritius on Sunday (13:00 SA time) is ... «Sport24, Jul 15»

Sophie Wells dressage blog: Coming back down to earth with a bump

It's been a bit of a roller coaster over the past couple of weeks since Holland. It was full steam ahead with the horses that had been left behind ... «Horse & Hound, Jul 15»

Officials back down on babysitter

Officials back down on babysitter. Save. Saturday, 04 July 2015. Email Facebook Twitter Google+ · The New Zealand Herald · Email Facebook Twitter Google+ ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

Stokes: I won't back down if Aussies target my short fuse

England all-rounder Ben Stokes insists he will not shy away in the face of Australian attempts to rile him during the Investec Ashes series this ... «City A.M., Jul 15»

Lufthansa refuses to back down on plans to 'break up' GDS distribution

Lufthansa intends to "break up" GDS distribution and won't retreat on plans to impose a €16 fee on GDS bookings. That was the message from ... «Travel Weekly UK, Jul 15»

Officials back down on visiting babysitter

Officials back down on visiting babysitter. 5:00 AM Saturday Jul 4, 2015. Save. Facebook 0. Twitter 0. LinkedIn 0. Google+ 0. Email; Print. Chile · Immigration · NZ ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»