| Verb | 1. | take back - bring back to the point of departurebring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" | |
| 2. | take back - regain possession of somethingtake - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" | |
| 3. | take back - resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husbandrelate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" | |
| 4. | take back - move text to the previous line; in printingmove, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | |
| 5. | take back - take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"repudiate, renounce - cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" | |
| 6. | take back - cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"remind - put in the mind of someone; "Remind me to call Mother" | |