take sth back
(SOMETHING BOUGHT) — phrasal verb with take /teɪk/ verb (took, taken)Definition
B1 to return something you have bought to a shop: Is it too small? Take it back and get a refund.Giving, bringing or getting back
(Definition of take sth back (SOMETHING BOUGHT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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take sth as read idiom
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take sth at face value idiom
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take sth away phrasal verb (CALCULATE)
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take sth away phrasal verb (FOOD)
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take sth away phrasal verb (REMOVE)
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take sth back phrasal verb (STATEMENT)
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take sth down phrasal verb (REMOVE)
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take sth down phrasal verb (WRITE)
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take sth from sb phrasal verb
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take sth in phrasal verb (CLOTHES)
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Synonyms and related words:
- bring sth back phrasal verb (RETURN)
- claw sth back phrasal verb
- non-returnable adjective
- put sth back phrasal verb (REPLACE)
- recoup verb
- recover verb
- recovery noun
- redeem verb (GET BACK)
- replace verb (PUT BACK)
- restitution noun
- restore verb
- retake verb (GET BACK)
- retrieve verb
- return noun (GIVING BACK)
- return verb (PUT BACK)
- reversion noun
- send sth back phrasal verb
- turn sth over to sb phrasal verb
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