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revenir

revenir

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Verb

revenir ‎(first-person singular present revinc, past participle revingut)

  1. come again
  2. return
  3. of a river, to rise in level

Conjugation

As intervenir.

Related terms

  • reveniment m

References

French

Etymology

From Middle French revenir, from Old French revenir, from Latin revenīre, present active infinitive of reveniō ‎(“come back, return”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁəv(ə)niʁ/

Verb

revenir

  1. to come back, to return
    Je reviens de mes vacances.
    I'm coming back from my holiday.
    Je n'ai pas l'intention de revenir à Paris.
    I am not planning on returning to Paris.
  2. (cooking, preceded by faire) to brown
    Mettez un peu de beurre et d’huile et faites revenir sur le gaz.
    Put in a bit of butter and oil and brown on the gas cooker.

See also

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, are conjugated this way.

  Conjugation of revenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive revenir être revenu
gerund en revenant en étant revenu
present participle revenant
/ʁə.v(ə).nɑ̃/
past participle revenu
/ʁə.v(ə).ny/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present reviens
/ʁə.vjɛ̃/ 		reviens
/ʁə.vjɛ̃/ 		revient
/ʁə.vjɛ̃/ 		revenons
/ʁə.v(ə).nɔ̃/ 		revenez
/ʁə.v(ə).ne/ 		reviennent
/ʁə.vjɛn/
imperfect revenais
/ʁə.v(ə).nɛ/ 		revenais
/ʁə.v(ə).nɛ/ 		revenait
/ʁə.v(ə).nɛ/ 		revenions
/ʁə.və.njɔ̃/ 		reveniez
/ʁə.və.nje/ 		revenaient
/ʁə.v(ə).nɛ/
past historic1 revins
/ʁə.vɛ̃/ 		revins
/ʁə.vɛ̃/ 		revint
/ʁə.vɛ̃/ 		revînmes
/ʁə.vɛ̃m/ 		revîntes
/ʁə.vɛ̃t/ 		revinrent
/ʁə.vɛ̃ʁ/
future reviendrai
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		reviendras
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		reviendra
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		reviendrons
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		reviendrez
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		reviendront
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional reviendrais
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		reviendrais
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		reviendrait
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		reviendrions
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		reviendriez
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		reviendraient
/ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of être followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of être followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of être followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of être followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of être followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present revienne
/ʁə.vjɛn/ 		reviennes
/ʁə.vjɛn/ 		revienne
/ʁə.vjɛn/ 		revenions
/ʁə.və.njɔ̃/ 		reveniez
/ʁə.və.nje/ 		reviennent
/ʁə.vjɛn/
imperfect1 revinsse
/ʁə.vɛ̃s/ 		revinsses
/ʁə.vɛ̃s/ 		revînt
/ʁə.vɛ̃/ 		revinssions
/ʁə.vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		revinssiez
/ʁə.vɛ̃.sje/ 		revinssent
/ʁə.vɛ̃s/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of être followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of être followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— reviens
/ʁə.vjɛ̃/ 		— revenons
/ʁə.v(ə).nɔ̃/ 		revenez
/ʁə.v(ə).ne/ 		—
1literary tenses

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French revenir.

Verb

revenir

  1. to come back, to return

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

First attested circa 980 in La Vie de Saint Léger, inherited from Latin revenīre, present active infinitive of reveniō.

Verb

revenir

  1. to come back, to return

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem revien distinct from the unstressed stem reven, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of revenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive revenir estre revenu
gerund en revenant Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle
present participle revenant
past participle revenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present revieng, revien reviens revient revenons revenez revienent
imperfect revenoie, reveneie revenoies, reveneies revenoit, reveneit reveniiens, reveniens reveniiez, reveniez revenoient, reveneient
preterite revin revenis revint revenimes revenistes revindrent, revinrent
future revendrai revendras revendra revendrons revendroiz, revendreiz, revendrez revendront
conditional revendroie, revendreie revendroies, revendreies revendroit, revendreit revendriiens, revendriens revendriiez, revendriez revendroient, revendreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of estre followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present reviegne reviegnes reviegne reviegniens, reviegnons reviegniez reviegnent
imperfect revenisse revenisses revenist revenissons, revenissiens revenissoiz, revenissez, revenissiez revenissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— revien — revenons revenez —

Descendants

References

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ venir, or from Latin revenīre, present active infinitive of reveniō.

Verb

revenir ‎(first-person singular present revengo, first-person singular preterite revine, past participle revenido)

  1. (intransitive) to return, revert
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shrink, reduce
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to go bad, spoil, turn sour (of food)

Synonyms

Conjugation

    Conjugation of revenir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive revenir
gerund reviniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular revenido revenida
plural revenidos revenidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present revengo revienestú
revenísvos 		reviene revenimos revenís revienen
imperfect revenía revenías revenía reveníamos reveníais revenían
preterite revine reviniste revino revinimos revinisteis revinieron
future revendré revendrás revendrá revendremos revendréis revendrán
conditional revendría revendrías revendría revendríamos revendríais revendrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present revenga revengas revenga revengamos revengáis revengan
imperfect
(ra)		 reviniera revinieras reviniera reviniéramos revinierais revinieran
imperfect
(se)		 reviniese revinieses reviniese reviniésemos revinieseis reviniesen
future reviniere revinieres reviniere reviniéremos reviniereis revinieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative revéntú
revenívos 		revenga revengamos revenid revengan
negative no revengas no revenga no revengamos no revengáis no revengan

Other verbs with this conjugation:

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ir_(conjugation_venir)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ir (conjugation venir)</a>

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin revenīre, present active infinitive of reveniō ‎(“come back, return”).

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