[Phrasal Verb] TAKE BACK - Enhance Your Vocabulary: Discover Take Back!

To retract a statement or return an item.

Take back" has a dual meaning in English, referring either to withdrawing a statement that one realizes is false or undesirable, or to returning an item to a place or person. For example, if someone insults another and then regrets it, they might try to "take back" their words, implying a desire to retract the statement and perhaps apologize.

Example Sentences

1. She decided to take back her words.

   She decided to retract her words.

2. He took back the book he had lent her.

   He retrieved the book he had lent her.

3. They offered to take back the damaged goods.

   They offered to accept the return of the damaged goods.