take back

/teɪk bæk/

/teɪk bæk/

Other forms: taken back; took back; taking back; takes back

Definitions of take back

1. verb

   regain possession of something
   synonyms: repossess

   type of:

   take

   take into one's possession
2. verb

   resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
   type of:

   relate

   have or establish a relationship to
3. verb

   take back what one has said
   synonyms: swallow, unsay, withdraw

   type of:

   disown, renounce, repudiate

   cast off
4. verb

   bring back to the point of departure
   synonyms: bring back, return

   type of:

   bring, convey, take

   take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
5. verb

   cause someone to remember the past
   type of:

   remind

   put in the mind of someone
6. verb

   move text to the previous line; in printing
   type of:

   displace, move

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense