Japanese

ひきもどす
Meaning: to pull back; to bring back; to restore
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

引
き
戻
す

Example

He was brought back to reality from deep meditation.

Usage Notes

Literally means to pull something back to its original position, but often used metaphorically for returning to reality or a previous state.

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