Take back meaning
Take back is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to return a purchased item to the seller, usually for exchange or refund.
- Past simple
- took back
- Past participle
- taken back
- -ing form
- taking back
What take back means
return a purchaseB1
To return a purchased item to the seller, usually for exchange or refund
I took the faulty kettle back to the shop.
1 more meaning of take back is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With take: take off, take out, take up, take away, take on, take down, take over, take someone aback, take after, take against.
With back: bring back, come back, get back, give back, put back, go back, call back, come back to, go back on, go back to.
Common questions
What does take back mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to return a purchased item to the seller, usually for exchange or refund. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of take back?
Took back. The past participle is taken back.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
