take back

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verb

1. bring back to the point of departure (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
return, bring back
• Derivationally related forms:
return (for: return)
• Hypernyms:
bring, convey, take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. regain possession of something (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
repossess
• Derivationally related forms:
repossession (for: repossess)
• Hypernyms:
take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
• Hypernyms:
relate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. move text to the previous line;
in printing
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. take back what one has said
- He swallowed his words
• Syn:
swallow, unsay, withdraw
• Derivationally related forms:
withdrawal (for: withdraw)
• Hypernyms:
disown, renounce, repudiate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. cause someone to remember the past
- This photo takes me back to the good old days
• Hypernyms:
remind
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP