give back

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === give back (third-person singular simple present gives back, present participle giving back, simple past gave back, past participle given back) (transitive) To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.). (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success. (archaic) To recede; to retreat. ==== Derived terms ==== giveback (noun) ==== Translations ====