Revenons (en. Let's come back)

/ʁəvənɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
verb
To go back to a place, a state, a situation.
We are coming back home tomorrow.
Nous revenons demain à la maison.
To feel an emotion or feeling again.
He always comes back to his childhood memories.
Il revient toujours à ses souvenirs d'enfance.
To revisit a subject in order to discuss or examine it again.
Let's get back to our topic of discussion.
Revenons à notre sujet de discussion.

Etymology

From Latin 'revenire', formed from 're-' (again) and 'venire' (to come).

Common Phrases and Expressions

let's get back to our sheep
Let's return to our main topic.
revenons à nos moutons
let's get back to reality
Let's return to practical considerations.
revenons à la réalité
let's return to the charge
To take up a subject insistently.
revenons à la charge

Related Words

return
To return to a place or state.
revenir
comes back
Third person singular of the verb revenir.
revient
a revenant
One who comes back.
revenant

Slang Meanings

To enter again
When are we coming back?
Quand est-ce qu'on revient ?
To see a place again
We are going to return to where we started.
On va revenir là où on a commencé.