revenir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- backslide verb To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- recur verb Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.
- return verb To come or go back to a place, or to give something back to its owner.
- revert verb To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.
- temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.
Senses
revenir is used for these senses in English:
- backslide (transitive) To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
- fall (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- go back (intransitive) To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
- recur Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.
- temper To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
backslide — full definition
- verb To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
- verb To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
- verb To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
fall — full definition
- verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- verb To decrease in amount, level, or intensity.
- verb To be defeated, collapse, or come to an end (of a government, city, or empire).
- verb To happen or occur on a particular date.
- noun Autumn; the season between summer and winter.