take back

zurückbringen, zurückgeben

Etwas Gekauftes ins Geschäft zurückbringen, meist um das Geld zurückzubekommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To return something you bought to the shop, usually to get your money back.

• I will take these shoes back.
• She took the broken radio back to the store.
• Can you take it back without a receipt?

So benutzt man es: take something back to somewhere (I took the faulty kettle back to the shop.)

Synonyme: return

Häufige Wendungen: take back something, take something back, take back shoes

zurücknehmen, widerrufen

Erklären, dass eine frühere Aussage falsch war oder man sie nicht mehr so meint.

In einfachem Englisch: To say that something you said earlier was wrong or that you no longer mean it.

• I take back what I said.
• She took back her unfair criticism.
• Will you take that insult back?

So benutzt man es: take back what + clause (I take back what I said about your cooking.)

Synonyme: retract, withdraw

Häufige Wendungen: take back something, take something back, take back words

zurückversetzen, an früher erinnern

Bei jemandem Erinnerungen an eine frühere Zeit oder ein früheres Erlebnis wecken.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone remember an earlier time or experience.

• This song takes me back.
• The photograph took her back to her school days.
• Does this place take you back to your childhood?

So benutzt man es: take someone back to something (That smell takes me back to my childhood.)

Synonyme: remind, bring back memories

Häufige Wendungen: take someone back, take back someone

zurücknehmen, wieder zusammenkommen mit

Einen früheren Partner wieder annehmen und die Beziehung erneut beginnen.

In einfachem Englisch: To accept a former partner again and restart your relationship with them.

• She agreed to take him back.
• He begged his wife to take him back.
• Would you take back a partner who cheated?

So benutzt man es: take someone back (She refused to take him back after he lied again.)

Synonyme: get back together with

Häufige Wendungen: take someone back, take back someone

zurücknehmen, zurückholen

Etwas wiederbekommen, das man früher besessen, weggegeben oder verloren hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To get something back that you previously owned, gave away, or lost.

• He took back the ring.
• The army took back the town from the enemy.
• Can I take my book back now?

So benutzt man es: take something back from someone (She took her keys back from her brother.)

Synonyme: reclaim, recover, retrieve

Gegenteile: give away

Häufige Wendungen: take back something, take something back, take back control

sich wieder aneignen

Ein Wort, Symbol oder eine Tradition wieder als eigen beanspruchen, besonders wenn andere es gegen die eigene Gruppe verwendet haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a word, symbol, or tradition your own again, especially after others used it against you.

• The community took back the insulting word.
• Artists are taking back symbols once used against their people.
• They want to take back their language and celebrate it.

So benutzt man es: take something back from someone (The community took the symbol back from those who had misused it.)

Synonyme: reclaim, reappropriate

Häufige Wendungen: take back something, take back words, take something back