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return

/ɹɪˈtɝn/ verbe A2

En français : revenir, retourner, s’en retourner, rebrousser chemin

  1. To come or go back (to a place or person). (intransitive) · Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.
  2. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. (intransitive) · To return to my story[…]
  3. To recur; to come again. (intransitive) · Winter returns every year.
  4. To place or put back something where it had been. (transitive) · Please return your hands to your lap.· Strain the stock and return it to the pan.
  5. To give something back to its original holder or owner. (transitive) · You should return the library book within one month.
  6. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
  7. To reciprocate (a visit or telephone call, electronic message, etc.). (transitive) · Hello, I’m just returning your call. What did you want to talk about?· I wrote to my ex-wife but she won't return my emails.
  8. To take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund. (transitive)

Pluriel return · He/she/it returns · Prétérit returned · Participe passé returned · Forme en -ing returning

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Formes du verbe

Forme de base
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He/she/it
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Prétérit
returned
Participe passé
returned
Forme en -ing
returning

Dans la bibliothèque

“Gently, gently,” said the old man, with a smile; “and by your leave I will use your purse moderately, for they would say, if they saw me buy too many things at a time, that I had been obliged to await your return, in order to be able to purchase them.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 15 · C1
“’Tis Caderousse, who has heard of your arrival, and no doubt comes to congratulate you on your fortunate return.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 15 · C1
“True,” the Tin Woodman returned.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 27 · B2
I lent you money, and you returned it; that’s like good neighbors, and we are quits.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 16 · C1

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Mots, sens, prononciations et traductions tirés de Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; la fréquence de chaque mot vient de wordfreq. Transformé en ce dictionnaire par FluentPlex.