Meaning

• To retract/withdraw an earlier statement

  "No, you are not fat; I take it all back."

• To cause to remember some past event or time

  "That tune takes me back to my childhood."

• To resume a relationship

  "She has forgiven him, and taken him back."

• To regain possession of something

  "The wedding is off, and he has taken back the ring."

• To return something to a vendor for a refund

  "Take back faulty goods to the shop where you bought them."