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English / phrasal verb

give back

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To return something borrowed, dropped, or lost to its owner.

In context

01

An honest commuter gave back the leather purse that fell under the train seat.

02

Remember to give back the borrowed transit card before our trip concludes this evening.

Synonyms

return,restore,hand back

Antonyms

keep,withhold,retain

Collocations

give back change,give back lost property,give back the card

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗