Japanese

よびもどす
Meaning: to call back; to recall
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 呼び戻す 呼び戻さない
Polite 呼び戻します 呼び戻しません
Past 呼び戻した 呼び戻さなかった
Polite + Past 呼び戻しました 呼び戻しませんでした
Te-form 呼び戻して 呼び戻さなくて
Potential 呼び戻せる 呼び戻せない
Passive 呼び戻される 呼び戻されない
Causative 呼び戻させる 呼び戻させない
Imperative 呼び戻せ 呼び戻すな

Handwriting

呼
び
戻
す

Example

He was on vacation, but was called back to the company for urgent business.

Usage Notes

Used when calling someone back to where they were or restoring something to its original state (e.g., memories).

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