dekeshu
de-ke-shu
verb
actions

Definitions

To suddenly change direction or turn back; to retreat. Can also refer to the act of quickly changing one's mind or course of action.

Kana wanga uchifamba, ukazoti dekeshu, unenge watendeuka kudzokera kumashure kwawabva.

Examples

Kana wanga uchifamba, ukazoti dekeshu, unenge watendeuka kudzokera kumashure kwawabva.

If you were walking and then suddenly turned back, you would have turned back to where you came from. Musikana akabva angoti dekeshu paakaona rume raive muchuru chaive mberi kwake.

The girl immediately turned back when she saw a man in the anthill ahead of her. Kana ukati dekeshu chinhu chinodyiwa senzungu, unenge uchidzimenya dzakawanda.

If you suddenly turn back on something edible like groundnuts, you will be crushing many of them.

Synonyms

kudzokera
kutendeuka

Antonyms

kuenderera mberi
AI Context

dishonest

Quick Reference

Definition of dekeshu
To suddenly change direction or turn back; to retreat. Can also refer to the act of quickly changing one's mind or course of action.
Part of speech
verb