give back

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Synonyms for give back

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Antonyms for give back

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Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences forgive back

Namely, to give back some Galician towns which had been captured.

How could I give back the treasure with four ingots missing?

She must give back the treasure seized, by Drake the year before.

Woe to her if she did not give back as good as she got, and woe to her if she did!

If you will own it, and give back the money, I will try and make it as easy as I can for you.

He refused at once to give back the brooch, and insisted on my wearing it.

Half of his wealth is ill-gotten, and this you must give back to the poor from whom he squeezed it.

Alas, do not deny the fact, but give back the ring to the Countess.

Hmm, I'd take your donkey an' give back considerable to boot.

Well, if he can't we can give back the difference to the bank.

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