Antonyms for give back

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : giv-bak

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪvˌbæk

Definition of give back

Origin : Old English giefan (W. Saxon) "to give, bestow; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust," class V strong verb (past tense geaf, past participle giefen), from Proto-Germanic *gebanan (cf. Old Frisian jeva, Middle Dutch gheven, Dutch geven, Old High German geban, German geben, Gothic giban), from PIE *ghabh- "to take, hold, have, give" (see habit). It became yiven in Middle English, but changed to guttural "g" by influence of Old Norse gefa "to give," Old Danish givæ. Meaning "to yield to pressure" is from 1570s.
Give in "yield" is from 1610s; give out is mid-14c., "publish, announce;" meaning "run out, break down" is from 1520s. Give up "surrender" is mid-12c. To give (someone) a cold seems to reflect the old belief that one could be cured of disease by deliberately infecting others. What gives? "what is happening?" is attested from 1940. Give-and-take (n.) is originally from horse racing (1769) and refers to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less. General sense attested by 1778.

As in refund : noun returned money
As in react : verb respond; conduct oneself
As in refund : verb return money; rebate
As in render : verb contribute
As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
As in restitute : verb refund
As in fall back : verb retreat

Example sentences :

Namely, to give back some Galician towns which had been captured.
Extract from : « Portuguese Architecture » by Walter Crum Watson

How could I give back the treasure with four ingots missing?
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

She must give back the treasure seized, by Drake the year before.
Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt

Woe to her if she did not give back as good as she got, and woe to her if she did!
Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai

If you will own it, and give back the money, I will try and make it as easy as I can for you.
Extract from : « Down The River » by Oliver Optic

He refused at once to give back the brooch, and insisted on my wearing it.
Extract from : « The Opal Serpent » by Fergus Hume

Half of his wealth is ill-gotten, and this you must give back to the poor from whom he squeezed it.
Extract from : « The Crimson Fairy Book » by Various

Alas, do not deny the fact, but give back the ring to the Countess.
Extract from : « The Basket of Flowers » by Christoph von Schmid

Hmm, I'd take your donkey an' give back considerable to boot.
Extract from : « Reels and Spindles » by Evelyn Raymond

Well, if he can't we can give back the difference to the bank.
Extract from : « The Panchronicon » by Harold Steele Mackaye

Synonyms for give back

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