terug
See also: terug-
Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of te (“to”) + rug (“back”); compare German zurück, Low German torüch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təˈrʏx/, /trʏx/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʏx
Adverb
terug
- backwards, back (in the opposite direction)
- Neem een stap terug, en ga dan naar rechts. ― Take a step back, and then go to the right.
- back, to a previous place or condition
- Geef dat terug! ― Give it back!
- back, in return
- Toen mijn vriend naar me zwaaide, zwaaide ik naar hem terug. ― When my friend waved to me, I waved back at him.
- (chiefly Belgium) again, back again
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