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Definition of give back phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

give back

phrasal verb
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give somebody something back | give something back (to somebody)
  1. to return something to its owner
    • Could you give me back my pen?
    • Could you give me my pen back?
    • I picked it up and gave it back to him.
    • (informal) Give it me back!
  2. to allow somebody to have something again
    • The operation gave him back the use of his legs.
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