take back

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To regain possession of something previously given or sold: To reclaim ownership or control of an item.
    • To retract or withdraw a statement: To say that something one previously said is not true or should not have been said.
    • To cause someone to remember or think about the past: To evoke a memory or feeling of a previous time.
    • To accept someone or something back: To resume a relationship or responsibility after an interruption.
    • To return something to the place it came from: To bring back to a point of departure (less common).
Usage and Examples

  • Regaining possession:

    • The store will take back defective merchandise within 30 days.
    • He took back the book he had lent to his friend.

  • Retracting a statement:

    • I apologize for my harsh words; I take them back.
    • You can't just take back a promise like that.

  • Causing remembrance:

    • That song really takes me back to my college years.
    • The smell of the ocean took her back to childhood vacations.

  • Accepting someone/something back:

    • After their argument, she decided to take him back.
    • The company took back the returned equipment.
Advanced and Specialized Usage
  • In printing/text editing: To move text to the previous line. (This usage is highly technical and dated.)
    • The typesetter had to take back several words to fit the margin.
Variants and Related Words
  • Takeback (noun): An act of taking back, especially the retraction of a statement or the return of goods.
    • The politician's takeback of his controversial comment was widely reported.
Synonyms
  • Reclaim: To retrieve or recover possession of.
  • Retract: To withdraw a statement or opinion.
  • Recant: To formally withdraw a belief or statement.
  • Evoke: To bring a memory or feeling into the mind.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Take over: To assume control of.
  • Take up: To begin a hobby or activity; to occupy space or time.
  • Take on: To accept a challenge or responsibility.
Related Idioms
  • Take back the night: A slogan and movement against sexual violence and for public safety.
  • Eat one's words: To be forced to retract a statement humiliatingly (similar to "take back what one has said").
    • After losing the bet, he had to eat his words.
Verb
  1. cause someone to remember the past
    • This photo takes me back to the good old days
  2. take back what one has said
    • He swallowed his words
  3. move text to the previous line; in printing
  4. resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
  5. regain possession of something
  6. bring back to the point of departure

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