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to pay back
01
vengarse, devolver el favor
to seek revenge on someone for something they did
Transitive: to pay back sb
información gramatical
composición morfológica
frasal
verbo de acción
regular
separable
partícula
back
verbo base
pay
presente
pay back
3.ª persona singular
pays back
participio presente
paying back
pretérito simple
paid back
participio pasado
paid back
Ejemplos
He vowed to pay them back for ruining his reputation.
Juró vengarse de ellos por arruinar su reputación.
02
devolver, pagar de vuelta
to return an amount of money that was borrowed
Transitive: to pay back borrowed money | to pay back sb
Ejemplos
They set up a monthly plan to pay the bank back for the mortgage.
Establecieron un plan mensual para devolver el dinero al banco por la hipoteca.
03
devolver el favor, recompensar
to return a favor or reward someone for their actions
Transitive: to pay back sb | to pay back a favor
Ejemplos
To pay back the community's kindness, he organized a free event for everyone.
Para devolver la amabilidad de la comunidad, organizó un evento gratuito para todos.
