引ひっ返かえす

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

turn back; go back; retrace one's steps

Used when someone reverses direction, often abruptly or after realizing a mistake. Similar to 引き返す, but 引っ返す can carry a more forceful or colloquial nuance.

See also: 引き返す

• 忘わすれ物ものに気きづいて、駅えきから家いえへ引ひっ返かえした。

  Realizing I had forgotten something, I turned back from the station to my house.

• この道みちは行いき止どまりだから、引ひっ返かえすしかない。

  This road is a dead end, so we have no choice but to turn back.