Use 'take back' when you want to apologize and show you regret saying something.

Apology Required

'Take back' implies strong emotions such as embarrassment or guilt related to what was said.

Strong Emotion

Saying 'take back' in public can show a willingness to correct oneself openly.

Use 'take back' to refer to physical items you want returned to you.

Sentimental items are often involved when 'taking back' from relationships that ended.

Use 'take back' when someone is allowed back into a personal relationship.

Taking someone back might be under certain conditions or after changes are made.

Use 'take back' when something evokes a strong, usually pleasant, memory of the past.

Describes an emotional return to a previous time in your life.