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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
take back (third-person singular simple present takes back, present participle taking back, simple past took back, past participle taken back)
- (transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
- Synonyms: recant, unsay; see also Thesaurus:recant
- No, you are not fat; I take it all back.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.
- That tune takes me back to my childhood.
- (transitive) To resume a relationship with (someone).
- She has forgiven him, and taken him back.
- (transitive) To regain possession of (something).
- The wedding is off, and he has taken back the ring.
- (transitive) To return (something) to a vendor for a refund.
- Take back faulty goods to the shop where you bought them.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- takeback (noun)
Translations[edit]
take back — see withdraw
retract an earlier statement
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cause to remember some past event or time
to regain possession of something
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to return something to a vendor for a refund
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