revenir

Signification

1. to come back, to return
2. to grow back
3. to recur, to be mentioned repeatedly
4. to come to mind, to be remembered
5. to recant, to go back on
6. to brown
7. to go to as what is due

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʁə.v(ə).niʁ/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French revenir, from Old French revenir, from Latin revenīre (“come back, return”).

Phrases

Dépêchez-vous, mon mari peut revenir d’un moment à l’autre .

Hurry, my husband can come back anytime.

Constantin Dalassène est alors contraint de revenir chez lui .

Constantin Dalassène was then forced to return home.