取り戻す (torimodosu) Japanese meaning: take back | Kotomora

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取り戻す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	取とり戻もどす	取とり戻もどさない
Polite	取とり戻もどします	取とり戻もどしません
Past polite	取とり戻もどしました	取とり戻もどしませんでした
Past	取とり戻もどした	取とり戻もどさなかった
Te-form	取とり戻もどして	取とり戻もどさないで
Desire	取とり戻もどしたい	取とり戻もどしたくない
Potential	取とり戻もどせる	取とり戻もどせない
Passive	取とり戻もどされる	取とり戻もどされない
Causative	取とり戻もどさせる	取とり戻もどさせない
Causative passive	取とり戻もどさせられる	取とり戻もどさせられない
Volitional	取とり戻もどそう
Polite volitional	取とり戻もどしましょう
Imperative	取とり戻もどせ	取とり戻もどすな
Conditional	取とり戻もどせば	取とり戻もどさなければ
Tara conditional	取とり戻もどしたら	取とり戻もどさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

take back; get back; regain; recover; restore; recoup

Broadly used for recovering something lost, taken, or diminished: physical objects, health, trust, time, money, composure, etc.

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Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
戻re-, return, revert

Related words· 7

取とり返かえすN1
取り返す and 取り戻す both mean 'to get something back', but 取り返す often stresses actively snatching it back (from a thief, from a losing position), while 取り戻す emphasizes restoring a former state (trust, health, calm).
回かい復ふくN3
回復する is a formal word used for health, the economy, or system recovery, while 取り戻す is more concrete and personal, focusing on the act of reclaiming something specific.
挽ばん回かい
挽回する is a formal word for recovering from a setback or loss (like honor or a deficit), whereas 取り戻す is a more general, everyday verb for getting anything back.
戻もどすN4
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.

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取とり返かえし
取り返し is the noun for undoing or getting something back, while 取り戻す is the verb meaning 'to regain' or 'take back,' more often used for physically reclaiming something than for undoing a mistake.
引ひき戻もどすN1
取り戻す means to regain or recover something lost (like time or health), whereas 引き戻す focuses on physically or forcibly pulling someone/something back.
呼よび戻もどす
取り戻す means to regain or get something back (e.g. a position, health, time), whereas 呼び戻す focuses on summoning a person or thing back specifically by calling.

Opposites

失うしなうN3
失う means 'to lose' something, the opposite process of 取り戻す, which means 'to get it back'.

Don't confuse with

取とり残のこす
取り戻す (to get something back) looks similar to 取り残す because both share the 取り- prefix, but they have opposite directions of meaning.

Built from

取とる+戻もどす

Written forms

取とり戻もどすUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling with high priority.
とりもどすUsage11%
とり戻もどすUsage5%
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Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard written variant.
取とりもどすUsage5%

Etymology

Compound of 取り (continuative form of 取る, 'to take') + 戻す ('to return'). Literally 'take and return', extended to mean reclaiming or regaining something.

取とり戻もどす

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