Take Back (Verb)
Meaning 1
Bring back to the point of departure.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Meaning 3
Take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Move text to the previous line; in printing.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The typesetter's instruction was to take back the heading that had been moved to the next line in error.
- The format required the page layout designer to take back the unnecessary breaks in the paragraph.
- After reviewing the galley proof, the editor decided to take back the misplaced sentence to its correct position.
- The proofreader's note asked the compositor to take back two words to the previous line.
- In desktop publishing, the command "take back" is often used to move a text that has been unjustifiably carried over to a new line back to the previous line.
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Meaning 6
Cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.