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Definition take back in American English

take back phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to take something that you have bought back to a store because it is broken or not appropriate

Example

If you don't like the scarf, I can take it back.

Synonyms and related words
showroom shop shop around
2

to admit that something you said to or about someone was wrong

Example

I didn't mean what I said - I take it back.

Synonyms and related words
admit confess own up
3

to remind someone of something in the past

Example

This song always takes me back to when I was a teenager.

Synonyms and related words
remind come to bring back
4

to accept someone again after they have left a relationship, job, etc. and want to return to it

Example

She had an affair, but then he took her back.

Synonyms and related words
accept admission admit
Definition take back in American English