戻す (Modosu): to Recover (of a Market Price), to Vomit

Meaning

English

to recover (of a market price)
to vomit
to throw up
to put back
to return
to give back
to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling)
to turn back (e.g. clock hand)

Reading

Kana

もどす

Romaji

modosu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 6589 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戻る

もどる

to turn back (e.g. half-way)

戻し

もどし

returning

戻り

もどり

return (from a procedure)

取り戻す

とりもどす

to take back

引き戻す

ひきもどす

to bring back

払い戻す

はらいもどす

to repay

呼び戻す

よびもどす

to bring back (memories, etc.)

差し戻す

さしもどす

to send back

買い戻す

かいもどす

to buy back

押し戻す

おしもどす

to push back

後戻り

あともどり

retrogression

買い戻し

かいもどし

repurchase

Example Sentences

10

戻す寸前だった。

I almost threw up.

トムとよりを戻すの？

Are you and Tom getting back together?

トムから取り戻すよ。

I will get it back from Tom.

実は元彼とより戻すことになったんだ。

As a matter of fact, I've gotten back with my old boyfriend.

それを買い戻すのに５ポンドかかった。

It cost him five pounds to buy it back.

遅れを取り戻すのは無理だと思うんです。

I'm afraid we can't make up for lost ground.

トムとメアリーって、よりを戻すつもりなの？

Are Tom and Mary getting back together?

私はそれを取り戻す為に多額の金を払った。

I had to pay a large sum of money to get it back.

一度失えば、決して取り戻すことはできないだろう。

Once gone, you will never get it back.

あの二人、元に戻すつもりなんて更々ないみたいだし・・・。

It seems they don't have the slightest intention of restoring it.