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
- 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)
- godan verb, transitive verbto vomit; to throw up
- godan verb, intransitive verbto recover (of a market price)
Examples
元の所へ戻しなさい。
Put it back where it was.
結論を白紙にもどそう。
Let's forget everything about that conclusion.
それを巣に戻しなさい。
Put it back in the nest.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).