retourner

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to turn over, turn upside-down; (in cooking) to turn
  • (transitive) to toss (salad), turn over (earth, soil)
  • (transitive) to return, send back (an object)
  • (intransitive) to return, go back (to/from a place)
  • (intransitive) to return, revert (à to) (a state etc)
  • (pronominal) to turn over; to overturn, capsize
  • (pronominal) to turn round (turn one's head)
  • (pronominal) to be reversed, be turned round (of a situation etc.)
  • (pronominal) to get organised

Etymology

Inherited from Old French retorner affix from French tourner (turn).

Origin

French

tourner

Gloss

turn

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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