Balikan (en. To return)

/ba-li-kan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To perform an action to remove something and return it to its original state.

You need to return the book you borrowed.

Kailangan mong balikan ang iyong nangutang na libro.

To bring a person or object back to its original place.

Return him to his home after class.

Balikan mo siya sa kanyang tahanan pagkatapos ng klase.

From the root verb 'balik', meaning 'to return'.

revisit the past

balikan ang nakaraan

settle a debt

balikan ang utang

return

The root word indicating the act of taking something back.

balik

will return

A verb indicating that a person or thing will return.

babalik

to win back an ex

I want to win back Anna after our breakup.

Gusto kong balikan si Anna after ng breakup namin.

to reconcile or make amends

I’m looking for a way to reconcile with my parents.

Naghahanap ako ng paraan para balikan ang mga magulang ko.

to revert to a previous state or condition

Just revert to your old projects.

Balikan mo na lang yung mga lumang proyekto mo.