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"form": "comes back",
"tags": [
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
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"ref": "1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:",
"text": "But he never knew that it really was his own Bunny, come back to look at the child who had first helped him to be Real.",
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"To return to a place."
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"(intransitive) To return to a place."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕāda",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "عَادَ"
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "رَجَعَ"
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"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
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"word": "رِجِع"
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "veradaṙnal",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "վերադառնալ"
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"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "balik"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "igaluga",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "ᎢᎦᎷᎦ"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "回來"
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{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huílai",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "回来"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fǎnhuí",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "返回"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "vrátit se"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "terugkomen"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "reveni"
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "naasma"
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"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "koma aftur"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "palata"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "revenir"
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"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "tornâ"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "voltar"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "retornar"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dabruneba",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "დაბრუნება"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "brundeba",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "ბრუნდება"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "zurückkommen"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "zurückkehren"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "xanárchomai",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "ξανάρχομαι"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "shav",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "שָׁב"
},
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "vāpas ānā",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "वापस आना"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "kembali"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "balik"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "tar ar ais"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "fill"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "tornare"
},
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"alt": "もどる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "modoru",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "戻る"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"alt": "かえる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaeru",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "帰る"
},
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "trɑlɑp mɔɔk vɨɲ",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "ត្រឡប់មកវិញ"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "trɑlɑp",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "ត្រឡប់"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "doraoda",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "돌아오다"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "gerranewe",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "گەڕانەوە"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kap mā",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "ກັບມາ"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "mư̄a",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "ເມືອ"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "reveniō"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "redeō"
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{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "r'vénîn"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "returnere"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "komme tilbake"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dönmek",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "دونمك"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bargaštan",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "برگشتن"
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{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "wracać"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "wrócić"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "voltar"
},
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "kutiy"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "t'ikray"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "întoarce"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozvraščátʹsja",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "возвраща́ться"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozvratítʹsja",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "возврати́ться"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vernútʹsja",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "верну́ться"
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{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "vrati se"
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"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "prísť späť"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "vrátiť sa"
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{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "navrátiť sa"
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{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "vrni se"
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{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "volver"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "regresar"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "komma tillbaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "glàp maa",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "กลับมา"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "ṯb",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "𐎘𐎁"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "povernutysja",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "повернутися"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "vāpas ānā",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "واپس آنا"
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{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "trở lại"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 19 20 21 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "trở về"
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"text": "Suddenly it all came back to him, the tea, the petite madeleines, his mother.",
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"To return to one's possession, especially of memories."
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"return"
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"possession"
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[
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"memory"
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"(intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories."
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{
"code": "qu",
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},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "volver"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "regresar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "komma tillbaka"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "glàp maa",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "กลับมา"
},
{
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "ṯb",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "𐎘𐎁"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "povernutysja",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "повернутися"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "vāpas ānā",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "واپس آنا"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "trở lại"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(intransitive) To return to a place",
"word": "trở về"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to retort",
"word": "contrarreplicar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to retort",
"word": "revirar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to retort",
"word": "reponer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to retort",
"word": "despanchurrar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to retort",
"word": "despachurrar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to retort",
"word": "espanchurrar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to retort",
"word": "retrucar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to return to a desirable state",
"word": "remontarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to return to a desirable state",
"word": "repuntar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to return to a desirable state",
"word": "desquitarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to return to a desirable state",
"word": "recobrarse"
}
],
"word": "come back"
}
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