double back

double back
phrasal verb [intransitive]
Word forms "double back":
present tense I/you/we/they double back he/she/it doubles back present participle doubling back past tense doubled back past participle doubled back
to turn and go back in the direction that you have come from

We doubled back through the fields to the village.

double back on yourself:

When you get to the roundabout, you need to double back on yourself.


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