to take back
99
3.0
- phrasal verb
- /teɪk bæk/
:
recuperar
- It's time for the people to rise up and take back their freedoms.
It's time for the people to rise up and take back their freedoms.
- It's time for the people to rise up and take back their freedoms.
- What is the best way to take back control of your life?
- It's time we take back the right to make decisions about ourselves.
- YouTube a feminist guide to taking back the English language.
- It allows you to take back the thing that was stolen, which is you.
- These guys don't have the equipment they need to take their fucking country back and the money.
- Have you ever wanted to take back the time?
- I was it came down to taking my Sundays back.
- And so we come here to learn to take power back
- Well, I just want to say, Debbie, that we are taking back the word patriot.
- How much is too much before the Russian people decide to take back their country?
- Now you take it back the original video and you change the copy.
Examples
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It's time we take back the right to make decisions about ourselves.
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I wish more than anything I could take it back, but I guess that's not possible.
Fiction book (1999) -
This year will be the year I take back my mind.
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I mean, you do want to take back your city, right?
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I take back everything I thought about you.
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I also knew that it was too late to take it back.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm taking my money back.
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I can't wait to take this back to my country.
Academic text (2007) -
Now, if you don't mind, I'll take my watch back.
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After finding the lost dog, we were happy to take back our furry friend home.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
Have again something you had before it was lost or taken
748
2.5
Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money
275
3.3
To get something back after losing it
226
3.7
To go and get something and bring it back, for example a dog bringing a ball
77
4.1
To get back something you lost or gave away
33
3.4
Get back someone or something you lost
31
4.6
To take back control of a place after it was lost
26
6.0
To get back money you lost, for example costs or an investment
5
5.5
To get something back after you lose or give it up
Antonyms
How Recovered
- Specialized
26
5.8
99
3.0
77
4.1
∞
1.6
226
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to regain possession' is directly derivable from combining 'take' (to get/receive) with 'back' (to a previous place/state): taking something back implies moving it back to its prior owner or state. This motion/state-restoration pattern with 'back' is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would typically infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Take back is like picking up an object you once gave or lent and holding it again: you take the item back into your hands, so it means 'to get something you once gave or lent'.