後戻りする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 後戻りする | 後戻りしない |
| Polite | 後戻りします | 後戻りしません |
| Past polite | 後戻りしました | 後戻りしませんでした |
| Past | 後戻りした | 後戻りしなかった |
| Te-form | 後戻りして | 後戻りしないで |
| Desire | 後戻りしたい | 後戻りしたくない |
| Potential | 後戻りできる | 後戻りできない |
| Passive | 後戻りされる | 後戻りされない |
| Causative | 後戻りさせる | 後戻りさせない |
| Causative passive | 後戻りさせられる | 後戻りさせられない |
| Volitional | 後戻りしよう | |
| Polite volitional | 後戻りしましょう | |
| Imperative | 後戻りしろ | 後戻りするな |
| Conditional | 後戻りすれば | 後戻りしなければ |
| Tara conditional | 後戻りしたら | 後戻りしなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
going back; turning back; backtracking
Physically or procedurally moving backward along a path or course of action. Often implies retracing steps or undoing progress.
This road is a dead end, so we have no choice but to turn back.
Once we've decided on this policy, we can't backtrack.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
regression; relapse; returning to a bad state
Abstract use for a situation, condition, or person reverting to a worse or earlier state. Common in contexts like illness, habits, or social progress.
The government hurried to take measures so that the economy wouldn't relapse.
I finally quit smoking, but I ended up relapsing again.
I backtracked along the mountain trail to retrieve something I'd forgotten.
Once he stopped the treatment, he quickly relapsed to his former condition.
Now that we've come this far, there's no turning back.