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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Ibalik

English

to revert; to restore; to return; to reverseverb

Alternative meanings

To make something go back to how it was before; to undo a change, restore a setting, return something, or bring a situation back to its previous state.

Pronunciation

ee-BAH-lik

Root and affixes

From balik, to return or go back. Ibalik means to make something return, give it back, or restore it.

Variants or conjugations

ibalik; balikon; pabalikon; undo; revert

Related words and expressions

return; give back; recover; restoration; change

Meaning and usage notes

For reverting a change, “ibalik” fits well. In technical contexts, “i-undo” or “irevert” may also be used. For recovering something lost, “bawi” may be more natural.

Actions & States, Technology & Information, Ideas & Abstract Concepts
Example 1

Ibalik ang settings sa daan nga kahimtang.

Revert the settings to the previous state.

Example 2

Pwede pa ba nato ibalik ang desisyon?

Can we still reverse the decision?

Found an error?