Give back
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Definition
To return something
Example sentence
I need to give back this book.
Real video usage
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
give back the book
give back the keys
give back the money
give back the phone
give back the change
give back to the community
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
He gave back the keys.✅
He gave the keys back.✅