The English phrase “take back” has four meanings. You can learn phrase expressions that are difficult to guess from the meanings of English words alone. Here is the secret to learning English that can be used globally!
Learning video about the phrase “take back”
Meanings of “take back”｜Summary
- To cause someone to remember something from the past.
- To return something purchased for a replacement or refund.
- To retake ownership of something that had previously been given to someone else.
- To retract something that had been said.
* Following are definitions and example sentences of the English phrase “take back.”
1st meaning – To cause someone to remember something from the past.
eg. Seeing the BLM protests takes me back to the antiwar protests of my student days.
Note: “BLM” is an abbreviation of“Black Lives Matter.”
2nd meaning – To return something purchased for a replacement or refund.
eg. I need to take back this blue tooth mouse. It is for Apple computers and doesn’t work on my PC.
3rd meaning – To retake ownership of something that had previously been given to someone else.
eg. I need to take back the book I lent you, because I need it for my research paper.
4th meaning – To retract something that had been said.
eg. Political and legal analysts were very surprised when Congressmen Jordan did not take back his statement about talking to the President on the day of the insurrection.