give back |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | returning |
| Source domains: | - |
| Particles: | back |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | give |
| CEFR Levels: | A2 | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | - | Definition: | to return something to the person who gave it to you | Examples: |
Give me back my T-shirt. Give it back to Alice. She didn’t give back the shoes. He gave her back the keys.
Cambridge English Dictionary: give something back |
Motivation: |
BACK is returning: the return of an object/entity to its earlier/initial location. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
Slične leksičke jedinice: go back, bring back, put back, get back, come back