Definition of the word give back

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give back (third-person singular simple present gives back, present participle giving back, simple past gave back, past participle given back)

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

    Give me back my book!

  2. (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one’s own success.

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

  3. (archaic) To recede; to retreat.
    • 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: [], London: [] Nath[aniel] Ponder [], →OCLC; reprinted in The Pilgrim’s Progress as Originally Published by John Bunyan: Being a Fac-simile Reproduction of the First Edition, London: Elliot Stock [], 1875, →OCLC, page 108:

      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.

Translations[edit]

to return

  • Belarusian: аддава́ць impf (addavácʹ), адда́ць pf (addácʹ), вярта́ць impf (vjartácʹ), вярнуц́ь pf (vjarnućʹ)
  • Bulgarian: връ́щам (bg) impf (vrǎ́štam), повръ́щам (bg) pf (povrǎ́štam)
  • Catalan: tornar (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin:  (zh) (huán), 交還交还 (zh) (jiāohuán), 交回 (jiāohuí), 歸還归还 (zh) (guīhuán), 送還送还 (zh) (sònghuán)
  • Czech: vracet (cs) impf, vrátit (cs) pf
  • Esperanto: redoni (eo)
  • Finnish: palauttaa (fi), antaa takaisin
  • French: rendre (fr)
  • Friulian: rindi
  • Galician: devolver (gl)
  • German: zurückgeben (de)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi)
  • Hungarian: visszaad (hu)
  • Italian: rendere (it)
  • Japanese: 返す (ja) (かえす, kaesu)
  • Khmer: ត្រឡប់ (trɑlɑp)
  • Latin: reddō (la)
  • Macedonian: враќа impf (vraḱa), врати pf (vrati)
  • Ngazidja Comorian: uredjeza
  • Old English: āġiefan
  • Persian: برگرداندن (fa) (bargardândan), پِس دادَن (fa) (pas dâdan)
  • Polish: oddawać (pl) impf, oddać (pl) pf, zwracać (pl) impf zwrócić (pl) pf
  • Portuguese: devolver (pt)
  • Romanian: înapoia (ro), reda (ro), a da înapoi
  • Romansch: render
  • Russian: возвраща́ть (ru) impf (vozvraščátʹ), верну́ть (ru) pf (vernútʹ), отдава́ть (ru) impf (otdavátʹ), отда́ть (ru) pf (otdátʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: враћати impf, вратити pf
    Roman: vraćati impf, vratiti (sh) pf
  • Slovak: vracať impf, vrátiť pf
  • Slovene: vračati impf, vrniti pf
  • Spanish: devolver (es)
  • Swahili: -rudisha
  • Swedish: återlämna (sv)
  • Thai: คืน (th) (kʉʉn)
  • Ukrainian: віддава́ти impf (viddaváty), відда́ти pf (viddáty), поверта́ти impf (povertáty), поверну́ти pf (povernúty)
  • Vietnamese: trả (vi), trả lại (vi)
  • Walloon: rinde (wa), ridner (wa)
give back
[ʹgıvʹbæk]

1. 1) возвращать, отдавать

give back the book you borrowed — верните книгу, которую вы брали

rest will give him back his strength — отдых вернёт ему силы

2) отражать

the cave gives back the sound of your voice — в пещере звук голоса рождает эхо

3) отплатить ()

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  • give·back — /ˈgıvˌbæk/ noun, pl backs [count] US business : a previous gain (such as increased wages or benefits) that is given back to a company by workers as part of an agreement The union had to agree to certain givebacks in order to save the jobs of all… …   Useful english dictionary

  • give back — phr verb Give back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑money …   Collocations dictionary

  • give back — PHRASAL VERB If you give something back, you return it to the person who gave it to you. [V n P to n] I gave the textbook back to him… [V n P n (not pron)] You gave me back the projector… [V …   English dictionary

  • give back — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. return, refund, reimburse; see repay 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office: reinstate, replace, restore, return. See INCREASE, KEEP. 2. To send, put, or… …   English dictionary for students

  • give back — Synonyms and related words: back out, backtrack, backwater, bring back, crumble, extradite, fail, fall back, falter, place in, put back, reactivate, recommit, reconstitute, reconvert, recruit, reenact, reestablish, refill, reform, rehabilitate,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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give back

1. To return or restore something to someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «give» and «back.» Give me back my sweater, you brat! Did I ever give you your pen back?

2. To act in a charitable manner, often by donating money or volunteering. I like to give back to my community by working with other volunteers to clean up our local parks.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

give someone or something back (to someone or something)

to return someone or something to someone or something. Please give it back to me. You took my lunch away from me. You had better give it back. Give back the book right now!

give something back

 (to someone) (with interest)

1. Lit. to return money to someone with an additional amount for interest. You are going to have to give that money back to me with interest. Please give back the proper amount… with interest!

2. Fig. to return something to someone in excess of what was received. We will give back all your kindness to you with interest. We will give it all back with interest.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

give back

v.

To return something: Don’t forget to give the books back when you’re done with them. I gave back the hammer when the job was done.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

See also:

  • cut back
  • choke back
  • brush back
  • bring back
  • claw back
  • chop back
  • echo back to
  • echo back to (something)
  • feed back to
  • come back

отдавать, возвращать, отплатить

глагол

- возвращать, отдавать

give back the book you borrowed — верните книгу, которую вы брали
rest will give him back his strength — отдых вернёт ему силы

- отражать

the cave gives back the sound of your voice — в пещере звук голоса рождает эхо

- отплатить (за обиду)
- уст. отступать

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

to give back — отдать назад  
give back — отдавать назад; компенсировать; отплачивать  

Примеры с переводом

When can you give back the money that you owe?

Когда ты сможешь вернуть деньги, которые ты должен?

He defied my threats, and gave back my reproaches.

Он не обращал внимание на мои угрозы и возвращал все мои упреки обратно.

  • Defenition of the word give back

    • To bring something in order to put it back where it was.
    • To transfer a good to the person or people it came from, or to their legal successors.
    • pay back; «Please refund me my money»
    • pay back

Synonyms for the word give back

    • refund
    • repay
    • return

Hyponyms for the word give back

    • reimburse
    • restitute
    • restore

Hypernyms for the word give back

    • pay

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