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zurückversetzen

/ˈt͡suˈʁʏkfɛɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩/ verb C2
  1. to transfer back, to shift back (especially into a department or assignment one already occupied previously) (transitive) · Nach der Untersuchung wurde der Polizeibeamte wieder in den aktiven Dienst zurückversetzt. After the investigation, the police officer was transferred back into active duty.
  2. to put back, to return, to restore (into a previous state) (transitive) · etwas in den Ursprungszustand zurückversetzen to restore something to its original state
  3. to transport back to an earlier time or era (metaphorically, either by actively imagining oneself there or by having associations evoked) (transitive) · sich in eine bestimmte Zeit zurückversetzt fühlen to feel like one was transported back to a certain time
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Verb forms

Infinitive
zurückversetzen
Present (er)
versetzt zurück
Präteritum (er)
versetzte zurück
Perfekt (er)
hat zurückversetzt
Infinitive with zu
zurückzuversetzen

From the library

Kaum ein Foto, kaum ein Lied vermag uns so unmittelbar in die Vergangenheit zurückzuversetzen.
Warum Gerüche Erinnerungen wecken, p. 1 · C1

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