What is the meaning of take back?

verb

  • Bring back to the point of departure.
  • Regain possession of something.
  • Resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband.
  • Move text to the previous line; in printing.
  • Take back what one has said.
    • usage: "He swallowed his words"
  • Cause someone to remember the past.
    • usage: "This photo takes me back to the good old days"
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