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