terug
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See also: terug-
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From te (“to”) + rug (“back”); compare German zurück.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
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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