take aback

English - Turkish

Definition of take aback in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) take someone aback şaşırtmak,afallatmak

şaşırt

şaşırtmak

Related Terms

take sb aback

şaşırtmak

take sb aback

afallatmak

take s.o. aback

birini çok şaşırtmak

take#aback

şaşırt

takeaback

şaşırt

English - English

Definition of take aback in English English dictionary

To surprise or shock; to discomfit

The bad news took us aback.

Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly

surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"

surprise, astound; confuse, bewilder

Hyphenation

take a·back

Turkish pronunciation

teyk ıbäk

Pronunciation

/ˈtāk əˈbak/ /ˈteɪk əˈbæk/

Etymology

[ 'tAk ] (verb.) before 12th century. {nautical} a square-rigged ship is taken aback when the wind blows on the front of the sails