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take back
verb
to retract or withdraw (something said, written, promised, etc)
to regain possession of
to return for exchange
to take back a substandard garment
to accept (someone) back (into one's home, affections, etc)
to remind one of the past; cause one to reminisce
that tune really takes me back
(also intr) printing to move (copy) to the previous line
Idioms and Phrases
Retract a statement, as in I said you weren't much of a cook but after that dinner I take it all back . This usage was first recorded in 1775.
take one back . Return in thought to a past time, as in That music takes me back to the first dance I ever went to . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
He added: "I commend the women for taking back the control of their lives to the extent they have been able to do that."
That is why the military is currently trying to take back as much lost territory as it can, to ensure the election can take place in these areas.
Under the treaty, France agreed to take back migrants who had travelled to the UK by small boat and had their asylum claim rejected.
A surprise jump in hiring in September took back some of the job losses from the previous two months, though the unemployment rate remains at its highest outside the pandemic since 2016.
"If that million pounds is going to be taken back then we may as well use it."
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