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English verb: pay back | |||
| 1. | pay back (possession) act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions | ||
| Synonyms | repay, reward | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| 2. | pay back (competition) take vengeance on or get even | ||
| Samples | We'll get them!. That'll fix him good!. This time I got him. | ||
| Synonyms | fix, get, pay off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get back, get even | ||
| Verb group | pay | ||
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