English Explanatory Dictionary

take back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
  2. To cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.
  3. To resume a relationship with (someone).
  4. To regain possession of (something).
  5. Physically so.
  6. Culturally so.
  7. To return (something) to a vendor for a refund.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-take back.wav

Word forms

take back takes back taking back took back taken back

Synonyms

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

Derived words

takeback takesies-backsies

Translations

Bulgarian: връщам Bulgarian: върна Danish: tage tilbage Esperanto: repreni Finnish: ottaa takaisin French: reprendre French: récupérer Ancient Greek: ἀναλαμβάνω Haitian Creole: reprann Hungarian: visszavesz Korean: 되찾다 Persian: پَس گِرِفتَن Polish: odzyskiwać Polish: odzyskać Portuguese: pegar de volta Swedish: ta tillbaka Swedish: återta Vietnamese: lấy lại
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