revenir
Meanings
Verb
1. to come back, to return
2. to grow back
3. to recur, to be mentioned repeatedly
4. to come to mind, to be remembered
5. to recant, to go back on (intransitive)
6. to brown (cooking, preceded by faire)
7. to go to as what is due
8. to come to be responsible
Examples940
Ce nom ne me revient pas.
That name doesn't come to mind.
revenir sur sa décision
to go back on one's decision
Je reviens de vacances.
I'm coming back from holiday.
Je n'ai pas l'intention de revenir à Paris.
I am not planning on returning to Paris.
Les plumes reviennent à cet oiseau.
This bird's feathers are growing back.
Les auteurs grecs et latins reviennent souvent dans ses écrits.
Greek and Latin authors often recur in his writings.