HyperDic English TAKE ... take back

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English 6 senses of the expression *take back*:
VERB	motion	take back, return, bring back	bring back to the point of departure
	possession	take back, repossess	regain possession of something
	social	take back	resume a relationship / relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
	motion	take back	move text to the previous line
	communication	take back, swallow, unsay, withdraw	take back what one has said
	cognition	take back	cause someone to remember the past

Englishtake back: 6 senses verb 1, motion
Meaning	bring back to the point of departure.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	return, bring back
Broader	bring, convey, take	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Spanish	devolver, llevar de regreso, regresar, traer de regreso
Catalan	retornar, tornar

Englishtake back: 6 senses verb 2, possession
Meaning	regain possession of something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	repossess
Broader	take	Take into one's possession
See also	take	take into one's possession
Spanish	recuperar, redisponer
Catalan	recobrar, recuperar

Englishtake back: 6 senses verb 3, social
Meaning	resume a relationship / relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Broader	relate	Have or establish a relationship to

Englishtake back: 6 senses verb 4, motion
Meaning	Move text to the previous line; in printing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Englishtake back: 6 senses verb 5, communication
Meaning	take back what one has said.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	swallow, unsay, withdraw
Broader	disown, renounce, repudiate	Cast off
Spanish	desdecirse
Catalan	desdir-se

Englishtake back: 6 senses verb 6, cognition
Meaning	Cause someone to remember the past.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Broader	remind	put in the mind of someone

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