Pabalikin (en. To return (someone))

/pa-ba-li-kin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
A verb meaning to return a person or object to its previous state or location.
We need to return the book to the library.
Kailangan nating pabalikin ang libro sa aklatan.
An order to return something to a person.
Return him to his home.
Pabalikin mo siya sa kanyang tahanan.
The process of returning an object from one hand to another.
The children are instructed to return their toys.
Ang mga bata ay may utos na pabalikin ang kanilang mga laruan.

Etymology

From the root word 'bala' meaning to return or give back.

Common Phrases and Expressions

returning traveler
A person returning to a place from which they came.
pabalik na biyahero

Related Words

return
Means to come back or to return.
balik
to return
A form of the word that means heading back to a previous time or place.
pabalik

Slang Meanings

return it
You should return the book you borrowed from me!
Pabalikin mo na yung pinahiram mong libro sa akin!
bring it back to how it was before
I hope we can just revert to the old setup.
Sana pabalikin na lang natin yung dating setup.
bring back to normal
Everything needs to return to normal after the calamity.
Kailangang pabalikin ang lahat sa normal pagkatapos ng kalamidad.