give back

English

Verb

give back

1. (transitive) To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).

   Give me back my book!

2. (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.

   We organize this Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community.

Translations

return

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 還給 (cmn), 还给 (cmn) (huángěi), 交還 (cmn), 交还 (cmn) (jiāohuán), 交回 (cmn) (jiāohuí), 歸還 (cmn), 归还 (cmn) (guīhuán), 送還 (cmn), 送还 (cmn) (sònghuán)

• Esperanto: redoni (eo)
• Finnish: palauttaa (fi), antaa (fi) takaisin (fi)
• French: rendre (fr)

• German: zurückgeben (de)
• Japanese: 返す (ja) (かえす, kaesu)
• Polish: oddawać (pl), oddać (pl), zwracać (pl) zwrócić (pl)
• Russian: возвращать (ru) (vozvraščátʹ) impf., вернуть (ru) (vernútʹ) pf., отдавать (ru) (otdavátʹ) impf., отдать (ru) (otdátʹ) pf.
• Walloon: rinde (wa), ridner (wa)