Meaning of balik

go back

reiterate

relapse

return

revert

v. 1. go, come back, come back to get something Kanus-a ka man mubálik? When will you come back? Balíkun (balíkan) nákù ang ákung nahikalimtan, I’ll come back for the things I forgot; 1a. put, give something back. Ibálik ra ni ngadtu, Put this back; 2. return to his former state. Mibálik (nabálik) na ang kangayà sa íyang panagway, Her happy expression returned to her face. Balíkan ang yútà sa íyang katambuk kun abunúhan, The soil will regain its fertility if you add fertilizer; 3. have a relapse. Gibalíkan siya sa íyang sakit kay nangalsag bug-at, He had a relapse because he carried something too heavy for him; 4. (do) again. Balíki (balíka) nig tahì, Sew this over again. Balíkun ku ikaw ug pangutána, I will ask you again. Maúlaw ku ug ibálik nag pangutána, I would be embarrassed if that question were asked a second time; 4a. revive. Naghandum sila nga untà balíkun ang pilikulang Binisayà, They’re thinking about reviving Visayan movies; n. subject repeated in school. balikbálik v. 1. do again; 2. come back again. Balikbálik unyà mu, ha? Bye. Come back and see us again, will you? balikbalik n. 1. kind of small tree used in countersorcery because of its magical powers to cause evil to return to the perpetrator; 2. kind of small bird. sum-(→), tum-(→) see sumbalik.