引き返す (Hikikaesu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to turn back, to go back, to come back, to return”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
Examples
引き返そう。
Let's turn back.
彼は中途で引き返した。
He turned back halfway.
彼は疲れて引き返した。
He got tired and turned back.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).