Dictionary

take back en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
   • No, you are not fat; I take it all back.
2. (transitive) To cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.
   • That tune takes me back to my childhood.
3. (transitive) To resume a relationship with (someone).
   • She has forgiven him, and taken him back.
4. (transitive) To regain possession of (something). ▸ Physically so.
   • The wedding is off, and he has taken back the ring.
5. (transitive) To regain possession of (something). ▸ Culturally so.
   • The Queer community took back the word from their disparagers.
6. (transitive) To return (something) to a vendor for a refund.
   • Take back faulty goods to the shop where you bought them.

Forms

Coordinates

bring back

Deriveds

takesies-backsies · takeback

Synonyms

withdraw · swallow · recant · reappropriate · recall · unspeak · walk back · retract · abjure · revoke · disown · recant · reclaim · take back · backpedal · eat one's words · withcall · unsay · unsay · disavow · reclaim

Translations (83)

hy վերադարձնել (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · eo repreni (to regain possession of something) · bg върна (cause to remember some past event or time) · ht reprann (to regain possession of something) · ru возврати́ть (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · pl odzyskiwać (to regain possession of something) · fr rapporter (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · pt trazer de volta (cause to remember some past event or time) · ko 되찾다 (to regain possession of something) · bg връщам (cause to remember some past event or time) · fi perua sanansa (retract an earlier statement) · vi lấy lại (to regain possession of something) · la redhibeō (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · hu visszavisz (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · sh povući (retract an earlier statement) · cs vzít zpět (retract an earlier statement) · ru возвращать в (cause to remember some past event or time) · es retrovender (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · bg върна (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · ru возвраща́ть (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · cmn 退貨 /退货 (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · sv ta tillbaka (to regain possession of something) · pl zwrócić (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · hu visszavisz (cause to remember some past event or time) · sv ångra (retract an earlier statement) · da genkalde (cause to remember some past event or time) · da tage tilbage (to regain possession of something) · fr reprendre (to regain possession of something) · sv återkalla (cause to remember some past event or time) · pt reatar (to resume a relationship) · fr remporter (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · bg връщам (to regain possession of something) · es retirar (retract an earlier statement) · fr retirer (retract an earlier statement) · fa پَس گِرِفتَن (to regain possession of something) · pt aceitar de volta (to resume a relationship) · bg връщам (retract an earlier statement) · fr ramener (cause to remember some past event or time) · sh opozvati (retract an earlier statement) · sv reklamera (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · pt retornar (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · da returnere (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · fi ottaa takaisin (to regain possession of something) · ja 戻す (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · eo retiri (retract an earlier statement) · da reklamere (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · bg връщам (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · ru верну́ть (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · ja 返す (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · pl cofnąć (retract an earlier statement) · pl odzyskać (to regain possession of something) · fa بازگشتن (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · pl zwracać (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · bg върна (retract an earlier statement) · ms tarik balik (retract an earlier statement) · ru к (cause to remember some past event or time) · hu visszavon (retract an earlier statement) · es devolver (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · fr récupérer (to regain possession of something) · da tage tilbage (retract an earlier statement) · pt devolver (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · hu visszavesz (to regain possession of something) · fr retourner (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · grc ἀναλαμβάνω (to regain possession of something) · cmn 撤回 (retract an earlier statement) · vi trả lại (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · sv ta tillbaka (retract an earlier statement) · sv återlämna (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · pl cofać (retract an earlier statement) · ro retrage (retract an earlier statement) · fa برگشتن (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · sv returnera (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · pt levar de volta (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · es retractarse (retract an earlier statement) · nl terugbrengen (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · pt pegar de volta (to regain possession of something) · sl vrniti (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · es desdecirse (retract an earlier statement) · da genoptage (to resume a relationship) · bg върна (to regain possession of something) · la reddo (to return something to a vendor for a refund) · sv återta (to regain possession of something) · fi palauttaa (to return something to a vendor for a refund)