Modosu

JLPT N3

戻す (Modosu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling)”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto vomit; to throw up
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto recover (of a market price)

Examples

  • Put it back where it was.

  • Let's forget everything about that conclusion.

  • Put it back in the nest.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 戻す

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