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Snap back meaning

Snap back is a phrasal verb that means to rapidly return to an earlier condition.

Past simple
snapped back
Past participle
snapped back
-ing form
snapping back

What snap back means

return rapidlyB2

To rapidly return to an earlier condition

Demand snapped back after the temporary decline.

Similar phrasal verbs

With snap: snap up, snap out of.

With back: bring back, come back, get back, give back, put back, go back, take back, call back, come back to, go back on.

Common questions

What does snap back mean?

To rapidly return to an earlier condition.

What is the past tense of snap back?

Snapped back, which is also its past participle.

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