From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake somebody/something ↔ back phrasal verb1 take something ↔ backADMIT to admit that you were wrong to say something You’d better take back that remark!2 take something ↔ backTAKE/BRING to take something you have bought back to a shop because it is not suitable If the shirt doesn’t fit, take it back.3 take somebody backREMEMBER to make you remember a time in the past Having the grandchildren around takes me back to the days when my own children were small. → take→ See Verb table
