回 — meaning in English
huí
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English meaning
- answer noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
- backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
- return verb To come or go back to a place, or to give something back to its owner.
- vouch verb To personally guarantee that someone or something is trustworthy or genuine, often based on your own experience.
Senses
回 is used for these senses in English:
- answer (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- answer for (ambitransitive) To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.
- answer to To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to.
- backward In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- get back (intransitive) Return to where one came from.
answer — full definition
- noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
- verb To give a reply, especially to a question, letter, or call.
- verb To be accountable or responsible for something, often to someone in authority.
backward — full definition
- adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
- adj Less developed or advanced than expected, especially describing a place, culture, or way of thinking.
- adj Reluctant or slow to act, learn, or come forward.
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