Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give back

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.54 in modern English

Syllables: give back
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To recede; to retreat.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Give me back my book!"
"We organize this Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community."
"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives back (present, singular) giving back (participle, present) gave back (past) given back (participle, past)

Derived Forms

giveback

Synonyms

refund return repay

Questions

What does give back mean?: To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).

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