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reveni

to return, to come back /re.veˈni/

verb#630 most common

Also: to recover (reflexive: a-și reveni), to revert to, to go back to (a topic), to bounce back

Example sentences

El revine acasă mâine.
He is coming back home tomorrow.
Voi reveni cu un răspuns mâine.
I will get back to you with an answer tomorrow.
Ea și-a revenit repede după boală.
She recovered quickly after her illness.
Vom reveni asupra acestui subiect la următoarea întâlnire.
We will come back to this topic at the next meeting.
Economia a revenit la nivelul dinaintea crizei.
The economy returned to its pre-crisis level.
Deși părea învins, sportivul și-a revenit spectaculos, recuperând un handicap de zece puncte.
Although he seemed defeated, the athlete recovered spectacularly, clawing back a ten-point deficit.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgrevinreveniivoi reveni
2sgreviirevenișivei reveni
3sgrevinereveniva reveni
1plrevenimrevenirămvom reveni
2plrevenițirevenirățiveți reveni
3plrevinrevenirăvor reveni

Word family

revenirereturn, recovery (e.g. economic recovery)
venito comevenitincome
a-și revenito recover, to feel better

Etymology

Reveni is built from the prefix re-, meaning again or back, and veni, meaning to come. Veni descends from Latin venire, to come. The compound follows the same pattern as Latin revenire, to come back, which passed into several Romance languages.

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