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to come
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to come back
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to call back
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to go back
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to give back
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to pay back
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to send back
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to take back
to come
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to move toward a location that the speaker considers to be close or relevant to them

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Can you come with me to the store?
David came into the office and sat down at his desk.

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intransitive
to come back
to come back
Verb
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/kˈʌm bˈæk/

to return to a person or place

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
back
to call back
to call back
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɔːl bˈæk/

to return a phone call or contact someone again when the first attempt to communicate was missed or unsuccessful

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
call
phrase's particle
back
to go back
to go back
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ bˈæk/

to return to a previous location, position, or state

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
back
to give back
to give back
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv bˈæk/

to restore or return something that was lost or taken away

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ditransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
back
to pay back
to pay back
Verb
uk flag
/pˈeɪ bˈæk/

to return an amount of money that was borrowed

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pay
phrase's particle
back
to send back
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛnd bˈæk/

to return an item to its initial owner or sender, typically due to dissatisfaction or mismatch

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Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
send
phrase's particle
back
to take back
to take back
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk bˈæk/

to regain the possession of a thing or person

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
back

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