English–German
“turn back” in German
How to say “turn back” in German
“Turn back” in German is umkehren.
A moving course swings around and heads back, while an ordered sequence flips from first to last.
Example sentences with umkehren
Die Wanderer kehren am Fluss um.
The hikers are turning back at the river.
Tips for using umkehren
- As a separable verb, umkehren appears as kehren ... um in a main clause, as in 'Wir kehren jetzt um.'