戻もどす

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈物もの〉を〈場ば所しょ〉に戻もどすto put something back in a place

  本ほんを本ほん棚だなに戻もどした。

  I put the book back on the shelf.

• 〜そうになるto feel like throwing up

  気き持もちが悪わるくて戻もどしそうになった。

  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

  株かぶ価かが下さげ幅はばを半はん分ぶん戻もどした。

  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

  時計とけいを1時じ間かん戻もどした。

  I turned the clock back one hour.

Expressions

• 値あたいを戻もどすreturn a value
• 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