Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 zurückgeben, wiederherstellen
, 🇪🇸 volver a poner, restaurar
, 🇮🇹 rimettere, ripristinare
, 🇵🇹 colocar de volta, restaurar
, 🇨🇳 将...放回,恢复
, 🇯🇵 戻す、元に復する
, 🇰🇷 돌려놓다, 복원하다
, 🇸🇦 إعادة، إرجاع
, 🇮🇳 वापस करना, बहाल करना
Usage Examples
- Il doit remettre le rapport à son patron avant la fin de la journée.
- Elle a remis son sac à la maison pour ne pas le perdre.
- Je vais remettre le livre à la bibliothèque demain.
Etymology
“Remettre” comes from the French verb *mettre*, which was borrowed from Latin *mittere* “to send, to put.” In the 13th century the prefix *re-* was added, giving a sense of “again” or “back,” so the meaning evolved to “to put back” or “to return.” Thus the word literally combines *re-* + *mettre* to mean “to put back again.”
Synonyms
replacer
renvoyer
restituer
réaffecter
retransmettre
retourner
relivrer
Antonyms
retirer
enlever
priver
abandonner
perdre