(fiil)zgeçmek, sözünden dönmek, caymak

Turkish - English

Definition of (fiil)zgeçmek, sözünden dönmek, caymak in Turkish English dictionary

back down

To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to

I was going to sue them, but now I'm going to have to back down.

remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

give up, give in, withdraw

If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it. It's too late to back down now He had to back down on plans to backdate the tax changes

move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"

Hyphenation

(fi·il)·zgeç·mek, sö·zün·den dön·mek, cay·mak