引ひき戻もどす

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引き戻す · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Physically or figuratively pulling something or someone back to a previous state or location. Often implies effort or force.

〈人ひと〉を〈場ば所しょ〉に引ひき戻もどすto pull/bring someone back to a place
逃にげた犬いぬを家いえに引ひき戻もどした。
He brought the runaway dog back home.
〈物もの〉を元もとの位い置ちに引ひき戻もどすto pull something back to its original position
ロープを引ひいて船ふねを元もとの位い置ちに引ひき戻もどした。
He pulled the rope to bring the boat back to its original spot.
〈事こと〉を話わ題だいに引ひき戻もどすto bring a discussion back to a topic
彼かれの一ひと言ことが議ぎ論ろんを本ほん来らいの話わ題だいに引ひき戻もどした。
His remark brought the discussion back to the original topic.

戻もどすN4
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.
取とり戻もどすN2
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.
連つれ戻もどす
連れ戻す is used specifically for bringing a person back (e.g. a runaway), while 引き戻す can apply to people, objects, or abstract states alike.

送おくり出だす
送り出す means to send someone off or away, the opposite direction from 引き戻す, which pulls someone or something back.

引ひっ張ぱるN3
引っ張る just means to pull or drag something physically, while 引き戻す specifically means pulling it back to a prior position or state.

引ひき戻もどすUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency priority.
引ひきもどすUsage13%
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Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard spelling.
ひきもどすUsage7%
引ひき戻もどすUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.

Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 戻す (modosu, 'to return'). The combination yields 'to pull back' or 'to restore'.