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to give back
[phrase form: give]
01
devolver, restituir
to return something that was previously received from a specific person or thing, such as money
Transitive: to give back sth
Exemplos
She will give the book back to the library when she's finished reading it.
Ela devolverá o livro para a biblioteca quando terminar de lê-lo.
Can you please give back the pen I lent you yesterday?
Você pode por favor devolver a caneta que eu te emprestei ontem?
02
devolver, restituir
to restore or return something that was lost or taken away
Ditransitive: to give back something lost or stolen to sb
Exemplos
He promised to give back the lost wallet to its rightful owner.
Ele prometeu devolver a carteira perdida ao seu legítimo dono.
The police requested that the stolen artwork be given back to the art museum.
A polícia pediu que a obra de arte roubada fosse devolvida ao museu de arte.
03
devolver, retribuir
to contribute money, goods, or services to charitable causes as a way of showing gratitude for one's own success or good fortune
Intransitive: to give back | to give back to sb/sth
Exemplos
He wanted to give back to the medical center that had saved his life by making a generous donation.
Ele queria retribuir ao centro médico que salvou sua vida fazendo uma doação generosa.
He decided to give back by volunteering.
Ele decidiu retribuir fazendo trabalho voluntário.
