Take back

verb

Word Frequency: 1.3

Definitions

1.verbTo retract/withdraw an earlier statement

"No, you are not fat; I take it all back."

2.verbTo cause to remember some past event or time

"That tune takes me back to my childhood."

3.verbTo resume a relationship

"She has forgiven him, and taken him back."

4.verbTo regain possession of something

"The wedding is off, and he has taken back the ring."

5.verbTo return something to a vendor for a refund

"Take back faulty goods to the shop where you bought them."

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