teruggaan — meaning in English

English meaning

• regress verb To move backward to an earlier, less developed stage.
• return verb To come or go back to a place, or to give something back to its owner.

Senses

teruggaan is used for these senses in English:

• back up (idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
• regress (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
• return (intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
• return (intransitive, obsolete) To turn back, retreat.

regress — full definition

1. verb To move backward to an earlier, less developed stage.
2. noun A return or movement back to an earlier state.

return — full definition

1. verb To come or go back to a place, or to give something back to its owner.
2. verb To take an item back to a shop for a refund or exchange.
3. noun The act of coming back, or of giving something back.
4. noun The profit or loss made on an investment.
5. noun A form submitted to the government reporting income for tax purposes.

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