CEFR A2

return

Translation

戻る / 返す / 帰る / 返却する

Meaning

'Return' means to come or go back to a place you were before, or to give something back to someone. You return home (go back), and you return a book to the library (give it back).

Examples

彼は東京に帰りました。
He returned to Tokyo.
図書館にその本を返してください。
Please return the book to the library.

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return (A2)

カタカナ: リターン

IPA: /rɪˈtɜːrn/

Definition

'Return' means to come or go back to a place you were before, or to give something back to someone. You return home (go back), and you return a book to the library (give it back).

意味: 'return' は、以前いた場所に戻ること、または何かを誰かに返すことを意味します。家に帰る（return home）と、図書館に本を返す（return a book）、この両方に使います。

Examples / 例文

彼は東京に帰りました。 — He returned to Tokyo.
図書館にその本を返してください。 — Please return the book to the library.
いつ日本に戻りますか？ — When are you returning to Japan?

Return の日本語訳

Japanese translations of Return:

戻る
返す
帰る
返却する

How to Use Return

return to + place (prepositional phrase): Go back to a place. — "He returned to his seat."
return + object (transitive verb): Give something back. — "Have you returned the library books?"
in return (for) (adverbial phrase): As a way of giving something back. — "She helped me move, and in return I cooked her dinner."

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