revenir

Definitions of revenir
  1. verb
    be restored
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    type of:
    réapparaître
    appear again
  2. verb
    happen or occur again
    synonyms: se reproduire
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    type of:
    arriver, avoir lieu, se dérouler, se passer, se produire
    come to pass
  3. verb
    return to a previous position; in mathematics
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    type of:
    retourner
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
  4. verb
    come back after being refused
    synonyms: refuser
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    type of:
    retourner
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
  5. verb
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
    synonyms: retourner
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    types:
    faire demi-tour, faire machine arrière
    retrace one's course
    rentrer
    return home
    refuser
    come back after being refused
    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  6. verb
    return in thought or speech to something
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    type of:
    ramener, revenir sur
    go back to something earlier
  7. verb
    be contingent on
    synonyms: incomber à, échoir à
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