to back off

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English - Turkish
vazgeç
vazgeçmek
gevşetmek
(deyim) sorumluluktan geri durmak
(deyim) aracı geri almak
geri çekme
(deyim) Geri çekilmek
English - English
To lower the setting of

Could you back off the volume a bit? It's really loud.

To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act

I was going to sue, until my legal advisors told me to back off.

To move backwards away from something

I tried to back off slowly from the tiger in my path.

give up on, withdraw from -, abandon
move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"
remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
If you back off from a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if you back off it, you withdraw it. A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference The union has publicly backed off that demand
If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight. They backed off in horror
to back off
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