revenir.
to come back, to return
Meaning & usage
to come back, to return
Je reviens de vacances.
Je n'ai pas l'intention de revenir à Paris.
to grow back
Les plumes reviennent à cet oiseau.
to recur, to be mentioned repeatedly
Les auteurs grecs et latins reviennent souvent dans ses écrits.
to come to mind, to be remembered
Ce nom ne me revient pas.
to recant, to go back on
revenir sur sa décision
revenir sur sa parole
to brown
Mettez un peu de beurre et d’huile et faites revenir sur le gaz.
to go to as what is due
Il paie à elle ce qui lui revenait après le divorce.
to come to be responsible
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French revenir, from Old French revenir, from Latin revenīre (“come back, return”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.