1 to move backwards so as to get away from someone or something: As the police moved in, most of the protesters backed off.
az: geri çəkilmək
ru: отступать
2 to stop criticizing or annoying someone, or telling them what to do: Sometimes parents should back off and let their children make their own decisions.
az: əl çəkmək
ru: перестать вмешиваться
3 to decide not to do something: The president backed off from sending in the army to crush the uprising.
az: əl çəkmək; imtina etmək
ru: отказываться (от чего-либо)