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Definition give back in American English

give back phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to give someone something that they owned or had before

Example

The company had to give back all the money customers had paid.

Example

We just want them to give us back our home.

Synonyms and related words
give present hand
2

to allow someone to feel an emotion again that they had stopped feeling

Example

A win today could give her back her confidence.

Synonyms and related words
affect provoke inspire
Definition give back in American English