Magbalik (en. Return)
/maɡ.ba.lik/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishTagalog
verb
To go back or return to a place.
He returned to his town after many years.
Nagbalik siya sa kanyang bayan matapos ng maraming taon.
To revert to a state or condition.
Everyone must return to normal after the crisis.
Kailangang magbalik ang lahat sa normal matapos ang krisis.
To come back to a situation or relationship.
She hasn’t called since she returned to her ex-boyfriend.
Hindi na siya tumawag simula nang magbalik siya sa kanyang dating kasintahan.
Common Phrases and Expressions
to repent
to repent and return to the right path.
magbalik-loob
to go back to the past
to return to a previous state or condition.
magbalik sa dati
Related Words
backward
Indicates returning.
pabalik
returning to one's country
Returning to one's country from another place.
balik-bansa
Slang Meanings
to return to a previous state or situation
I hope you return to the way things were so we can be happy again.
Sana magbalik ka sa dati para masaya na naman tayo.
to repent and change one's behavior
You need to return to the right path for your own good.
Kailangan mong magbalik sa tamang landas para sa ikabubuti mo.
reunion or coming together again
I hope my friends return so we can be together again.
Sana magbalik ang mga kaibigan ko para magkasama-sama ulit kami.