Revenir (en. To come back)

/ʁə.və.niʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To return, to go back to a place where one was previously.

He will return tomorrow at the same time.

Il va revenir demain à la même heure.

To resume a conversation or discussion.

We need to revisit this point in the meeting.

Nous devons revenir sur ce point lors de la réunion.

To recover something that was lost.

She hopes to return to her previous level.

Elle espère revenir à son niveau d'avant.

To reappear, to manifest again.

Childhood memories often come back when I visit my hometown.

Les souvenirs d'enfance reviennent souvent quand je visite ma ville natale.

From Latin 'revenire', composed of 're-' and 'venire' which means 'to come'.

to come back to the charge

To insist again on a point or a request.

revenir à la charge

to retrace one's steps

To make a U-turn to return to a place.

revenir sur ses pas

to have come a long way

To have overcome significant difficulties.

revenir de loin

come

To head towards a place.

venir

return

The action of returning.

retour

comes back

Third person singular of the verb return.

revient

To come back into fashion.

This song is coming back into fashion these days.

Cette chanson revient à la mode ces jours-ci.

To return to the forefront.

After years of absence, he is back on the music scene.

Après des années d'absence, il revient sur le devant de la scène musicale.