Synonyms for give back
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : giv-bak |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪvˌbæk |
Top 10 synonyms for give back Other synonyms for the word give back
- acquittance
- alter
- answer back
- back
- back up
- backfire
- balance
- be affected
- boomerang
- bounce back
- cede
- consolation
- deliver
- discharge
- discount
- displace
- distribute
- draw back
- echo
- exchange
- feel
- fill in
- follow
- front for
- function
- furnish
- get back at
- give
- give a snappy comeback
- give back
- give up
- give-back
- give-up
- hand over
- have a funny feeling
- have vibes
- honor a claim
- impart
- indemnify
- kickback
- make amends
- make available
- make good
- make repayment
- make restitution
- make up for
- mend
- minister
- money back
- operate
- oust
- outplace
- part with
- patch
- pay
- pay back
- payment
- perform
- pinch hit for
- present
- proceed
- provide
- put back
- rebate
- rebound
- recede
- reciprocate
- recoil
- recompense
- reconstitute
- recoup
- recover
- recur
- redeem
- redress
- reestablish
- refund
- regain
- reimburse
- reimbursement
- reinstate
- relinquish
- remit
- remunerate
- remuneration
- repay
- repayment
- reply
- restitute
- restitution
- restore
- retire
- retribution
- retrieve
- retrocede
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- reward
- ring
- ring in
- satisfaction
- settle
- settlement
- shift
- show
- sit in
- stand in
- stand in lieu of
- step into shoes of
- sub
- submit
- substitute
- succeed
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- surrender
- swap
- swap places
- take
- take out
- take over
- take over from
- talk back
- tender
- trade
- turn back
- turn over
- withdraw
- work
- yield
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for give back
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