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take back

/ take back /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause someone to remember the past
"This photo takes me back to the good old days"
Type of:
remind
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 2
move text to the previous line; in printing
Type of:
move displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
regain possession of something
Type of:
take
Derived:
repossession
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
Type of:
relate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
take back what one has said
"He swallowed his words"
Type of:
renounce repudiate
Derived:
withdrawal backdown climb-down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
bring back to the point of departure
Type of:
bring convey take
Derived:
return
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
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remind move displace take relate renounce repudiate bring convey