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戻す (もどす, modosu) Japanese meaning: put back | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 戻す · godan verb (-su)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 戻もど す 戻もど さない Polite 戻もど します 戻もど しません Past polite 戻もど しました 戻もど しませんでした Past 戻もど した 戻もど さなかった Te-form 戻もど して 戻もど さないで Desire 戻もど したい 戻もど したくない Potential 戻もど せる 戻もど せない Passive 戻もど される 戻もど されない Causative 戻もど させる 戻もど させない Causative passive 戻もど させられる 戻もど させられない Volitional 戻もど そう Polite volitional 戻もど しましょう Imperative 戻もど せ 戻もど すな Conditional 戻もど せば 戻もど さなければ Tara conditional 戻もど したら 戻もど さなかったら
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ほん
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Please put the book back on the shelf.
I turned the clock hand back ten minutes.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 戻もど す to put something back in a place
I put the book back on the shelf.
〜 そうになる to feel like throwing up
I felt so sick I almost threw up.
下さ げ 幅はば を 戻もど す for a market to recover part of a decline
The stock price recovered half of its earlier decline.
〈 数かず 〉 時じ 間かん 戻もど す to turn back (a clock) by a number of hours
I turned the clock back one hour.
Expressions 値ね を 戻もど す recover its value; bounce back; rebound 元もと に 戻もど す return to original state; restore; reset; put back よりを 戻もど す untangle; untwine · get back together; reconcile (with an ex) 白はく 紙し に 戻もど す wipe the slate clean; start anew; reset to a blank state Transitive / intransitive 戻す is usually transitive, as in 本を戻す (to put a book back), but in finance contexts it is also used intransitively, as in 株価が戻す (the stock price recovers).
Related words· 8 返す focuses on giving something back to its owner or original place, while 戻す emphasizes restoring a previous state or position.
吐く is a more general and formal word for vomiting, while 戻す is a common euphemistic alternative used in everyday speech.
戻す is the general verb for returning something to its original place or state, while 差し戻す specifically means a formal, procedural return by a higher authority (e.g. a court sending a case back).
戻す simply means to put something back or return it, while 引き戻す stresses pulling it back, often against resistance or with effort.
Show 4 more 戻す is the transitive native verb meaning to put something back, whereas リターン (as リターンする) sounds more technical and is common in business or tech contexts.
戻す means to put something back to its original place or state in general, while 送り返す specifically implies sending it back via mail, transport, or similar means.
嘔吐 is a medical/formal noun for vomiting, whereas 戻す is a softer, euphemistic everyday verb for throwing up.
Opposites 戻す means to turn something back (like a clock), while 進める means to move it forward.
戻す describes a price rebounding after a drop, while 下がる describes the price continuing to fall.
Word family· 39 take back; get back; regain; recover; restore; recoup
repayment; refund; payback
repurchase; redemption; buying back
Written forms 戻もど す Usage 84%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
もどす Usage 16%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the 'vomit' sense.
Etymology Compound of 戻 (modo, 'return') + す (-su, transitive verb suffix). The 'vomit' sense is a euphemistic extension of 'returning' stomach contents.
戻す simply means to put something back in its original place or state, while 取り戻す adds the nuance of actively reclaiming something that had been lost or taken away.
呼よ び 戻もど し
Show 16 more call back; recall; summon back · bring back (memories, feelings); revive; recall
buy back; redeem; repurchase
pull back; bring back; restore
push back; force back; repel
refund; repay; reimburse
send back; refer back; remand
returning; putting back; giving back
rally slightly; rebound a little
soaking in water; rehydrating
technical rally; retracement
carry back (tax)
ride back; drive back
cutting back; pruning
prune back; cut back
rebate; give a kickback; refund a portion
redemption; repurchase; recovery
