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(transitive) To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).

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give back

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Source Word

give back

Verb

transitive idiomatic intransitive archaic

(transitive) To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).

Japanese Meaning

返す / 戻す / 元に戻す / 返却する

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Please give back the book you borrowed from the library yesterday.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

昨日図書館から借りた本を返してください。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).

Give me back my book!

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

We organize this Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

(archaic) To recede; to retreat.

Yet the Fiends ſeemed to come nearer and nearer, but when they were come even almoſt at him, he cried out with a moſt vehement voice, I will walk in the ſtrength of the Lord God; ſo they gave back, and came no farther.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

gives back

（ present singular third-person ）

giving back

（ participle present ）

gave back

（ past ）

given back

（ participle past ）

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