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I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.
Peggy Fleming

Meaning of "bounce back" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOUNCE BACK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUNCE BACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bounce back 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 bounce back in English.

WHAT DOES BOUNCE BACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bounce back in the English dictionary

The definition of bounce back in the dictionary is to recover one's health, good spirits, confidence, etc, easily after a setback. Other definition of bounce back is a recovery following a setback.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOUNCE BACK

PRESENT

Present
I bounce back
you bounce back
he/she/it bounces back
we bounce back
you bounce back
they bounce back
Present continuous
I am bouncing back
you are bouncing back
he/she/it is bouncing back
we are bouncing back
you are bouncing back
they are bouncing back
Present perfect
I have bounced back
you have bounced back
he/she/it has bounced back
we have bounced back
you have bounced back
they have bounced back
Present perfect continuous
I have been bouncing back
you have been bouncing back
he/she/it has been bouncing back
we have been bouncing back
you have been bouncing back
they have been bouncing back
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 bounced back
you bounced back
he/she/it bounced back
we bounced back
you bounced back
they bounced back
Past continuous
I was bouncing back
you were bouncing back
he/she/it was bouncing back
we were bouncing back
you were bouncing back
they were bouncing back
Past perfect
I had bounced back
you had bounced back
he/she/it had bounced back
we had bounced back
you had bounced back
they had bounced back
Past perfect continuous
I had been bouncing back
you had been bouncing back
he/she/it had been bouncing back
we had been bouncing back
you had been bouncing back
they had been bouncing back
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bounce back
you will bounce back
he/she/it will bounce back
we will bounce back
you will bounce back
they will bounce back
Future continuous
I will be bouncing back
you will be bouncing back
he/she/it will be bouncing back
we will be bouncing back
you will be bouncing back
they will be bouncing back
Future perfect
I will have bounced back
you will have bounced back
he/she/it will have bounced back
we will have bounced back
you will have bounced back
they will have bounced back
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bouncing back
you will have been bouncing back
he/she/it will have been bouncing back
we will have been bouncing back
you will have been bouncing back
they will have been bouncing back
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bounce back
you would bounce back
he/she/it would bounce back
we would bounce back
you would bounce back
they would bounce back
Conditional continuous
I would be bouncing back
you would be bouncing back
he/she/it would be bouncing back
we would be bouncing back
you would be bouncing back
they would be bouncing back
Conditional perfect
I would have bounce back
you would have bounce back
he/she/it would have bounce back
we would have bounce back
you would have bounce back
they would have bounce back
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bouncing back
you would have been bouncing back
he/she/it would have been bouncing back
we would have been bouncing back
you would have been bouncing back
they would have been bouncing back
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bounce back
we let´s bounce back
you bounce back
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bounce back
Past participle
bounced back
Present Participle
bouncing back
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOUNCE BACK

boun
bounce
bounce game
bouncebackability
bouncedown
bouncer
bouncier
bounciest
bouncily
bounciness
bouncing
bouncing Bet
bouncing bomb
bouncingly
bouncy
bouncy castle
bound
bound up with
boundable
boundaries

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOUNCE BACK

a slap on the back
back
back to back
fall back
fight back
get back
go back
hit back
hold back
look back
lower back
on one´s back
pat on the back
pay back
pull back
put back
set back
sit back
slap on the back
take back
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of bounce back in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOUNCE BACK»

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

Translation of «bounce back» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUNCE BACK

Find out the translation of bounce back to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bounce back from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bounce back» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recuperarse
570 millions of speakers

English

bounce back
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस उछाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترتد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оправиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saltar para trás
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরে আসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rebondir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

melantun kembali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurückprallen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立ち直る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 반송
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mumbul maneh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phục hồi trở lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் பவுன்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत येणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geri sıçrama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rimbalzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odbijać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оговтатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sări înapoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναπηδήσει πίσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weiering terug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

studsa tillbaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sprette tilbake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bounce back

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNCE BACK»

The term «bounce back» is very widely used and occupies the 9.072 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNCE BACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bounce back

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10 QUOTES WITH «BOUNCE BACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bounce back.
1
Nita Ambani
As Indian women, we are always balancing work, life, home, etc. It's important to know that while juggling rubber balls and glass balls, the former may bounce back when you miss, but the glass balls will crack if you let them fall. So prioritise, prioritise, prioritise.
2
Charles M. Blow
Regardless of their politics, the vast majority of the people I meet, when they can speak and listen and act of their own accord and not in concert with a group, are good, decent and caring people. Most work hard or want to. They love their families and like their neighbors. They will give until it hurts. They fall down, but they bounce back.
3
Terry Bradshaw
I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back.
4
Tony Dungy
Everything's not going to go perfect. You're going to have some losses that you're going to have to bounce back from and some things that are a little unforeseen that you're going to have to deal with.
5
Bruce Feiler
The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come.
6
Joseph Fiennes
There is a bit of me if I'm pushed in one way I might bounce back and go the opposite.
7
Peggy Fleming
I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.
8
Mariella Frostrup
Every friendship goes through ups and downs. Dysfunctional patterns set in; external situations cause internal friction; you grow apart and then bounce back together.
9
Caroline Goodall
I'm in kind of a strange position - I have a strong Australian career and a strong British career. Then there's the American career. For every movie I do here, I do two somewhere else. I bounce back and forth between the three places.
10
Jonathan Keltz
As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUNCE BACK»

Discover the use of bounce back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bounce back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of ...
A dynamic guide to happiness offers creative insights and practical techniques for overcoming the challenges of life, with seventy easy-to-accomplish suggestions for transforming adversity into opportunity and for moving forward in life ...
Karen Salmansohn, 2008
2
Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back
Zolli and Healy show how this new concept of resilience is a powerful lens through which we can assess major issues afresh: from business planning to social development, from urban planning to national energy security—circumstances that ...
Andrew Zolli, Ann Marie Healy, 2012
3
Bounce Back: Overcoming Setbacks to Succeed in Business and ...
An award-winning college basketball coach shares motivational guidelines for resurrecting one's career after being fired or suffering other professional setbacks, explaining how to turn disappointments into opportunities while embracing a ...
John Calipari, David Scott, 2009
4
Unsinkable: How to Bounce Back Quickly When Life Knocks You Down
Explains how to surmount the most difficult of life-changing situations, bounce back quickly and reach an even higher level of happiness and not dwell on negative past experiences.
Sonia Ricotti, 2011
5
Good Self, Bad Self: How to Bounce Back from a Personal Crisis
A crisis manager explains how to overcome a personal crisis, whether a relationship crisis or business disaster, by recognizing one's worst qualities and dealing with them appropriately.
Judy Smith, 2013
6
Helping Children with Complex Needs Bounce Back: Resilient ...
Resilient Therapy â?¢ is an innovative way of strengthening children with complex needs. This is a tried-and-tested handbook for parents to read from cover to cover, or dip in and out of as needed.
Angie Hart, Kim Aumann, 2009
7
Boomer Gets His Bounce Back (Disney Junior: Doc McStuffins)
Doc McStuffins helps a ball named Boomer in this retelling of an episode from the popular Disney Junior series.
Andrea Posner-Sanchez, 2013
8
Getting Back to Work: Everything You Need to Bounce Back and ...
You can't always control losing your job, but you can control your reaction and the decisions you make afterward In Getting Back to Work, Linda Rolie, an expert in strategic career development with a background as a psychiatric therapist, ...
Linda Rolie, 2009
9
Bounce Back
Every day we are confronted with tests and trials that challenge our flesh, the question is: Who will win? The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest. Exodus 14:14 AMPLIFIED BIBLE
Anna Perrin, 2013
10
Resilience: Discovering a New Strength at Times of Stress
Drawing on over thirty years of experience, Flach reveals the remarkable antidote to the destructive qualities of stress: RESILIENCE.
Frederic Flach, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUNCE BACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bounce back is used in the context of the following news items.
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ArtsBeat | 'True Detective' Recap: Some Bounce Back, Others …
Well it's been a suspenseful couple of weeks but our first big mystery is solved: Ray Velcoro is the True Detective. It hadn't been clear which, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Scott to bounce back in Origin III
"He is a great player and will be looking to bounce back." Queensland have reportedly won just three of 10 Origins when Scott fails to crack the ... «SBS, Jul 15»
3
Asian shares bounce back from losses
Asian markets traded higher on Tuesday, recovering losses made a day earlier on fears that Greece would exit the eurozone, after voting no to ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Japan stocks bounce back, with utilities up on weaker oil
Japanese stocks came bouncing back Tuesday morning, shrugging off foreign selling and a negative cue from the U.S. to focus instead on ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
5
Australia Shares Bounce Back With Biggest Gain Since February
MELBOURNE, Australia--Australia's stock market racked up its strongest one-day gain since mid-February on Tuesday as investors shrugged ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
6
Shetland pelagic catcher Altaire sees results bounce back
Shetland, UK-based Altaire Fishing Company saw its turnover nearly double in its 2014 financial year, while profits increased three-fold, ... «Undercurrent News, Jul 15»
7
Codey McCurrach's enjoying bounce back year on chuckwagon tour
And the Eckville, Alta., chuckwagon driver was left out of last year's GMC Rangeland Derby because of it. But '14 was much, much different, ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
8
Fijians Bounce Back
The Fiji men's basketball team have progressed to the elimination rounds. This was after their 68-57 win over American Samoa at the Taurama ... «Fiji Sun Online, Jul 15»
9
Sloppy Mama's Works to Bounce Back After Fire
Sloppy Mama's truck may have caught fire, but that isn't stopping the food truck from soldiering on — they're even opening a cafe in Chantilly ... «Eater, Jul 15»
10
Beermen bounce back, take 2-1 semis lead over Elastopainters
San Miguel Beer rebounded from its collapse two nights ago with a 114-108 squeaker over Rain or Shine for a 2-1 lead in their 2015 PBA ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

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