- to return (something); to restore; to put backesp. 返すsee also
- to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
- to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocateesp. 返す
- to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back
- to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)after the -masu stem of a verb
- to do again; to do repeatedlyafter the -masu stem of a verb
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
auxiliary verb; Godan verb with 'su' ending
Other forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to return (something); to restore; to put back
- to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
- to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate
- to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back
- to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)
- to do again; to do repeatedly
This usage is for when you give something back to its original place or owner.
This usage is when something is flipped over or turned in the opposite direction.
This usage is when you return a favor, pay someone back, or retaliate in response to an action.
This usage is for responding to something with a comment, reply, or retort.
This usage is for actions that involve doing something back in response to another action.
This usage is for repeating an action or doing something again.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きごう(きごう)to return (something)to return a bookto return moneyto reply to a messageto return something (to a designated place)to repay a favorto retortto respond politelyto return immediatelyto give back timeto turn it back (to reverse the situation)to do repeatedlyto reciprocate feelingsto have no words to replyto recalculateto turn the situation around
Example sentences
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If it's an aggressive strange salesman, then call me right away. I'll chase him off.
You can give it back whenever you want to as I bought that book for missionary work.
The emotion they gave me was exquisite, but I could not preserve it, nor could I indefinitely repeat it; the most beautiful things in the world finished by boring me.