1.
to return, to put back
To restore something to its original place or condition.
本を棚に戻す。
To return the book to the shelf.
話を戻しましょう。
Let's get back to the topic.
元の場所に戻す。
To put back in the original place.
時計の針を戻す。
To turn back the hands of a clock.
設定を初期に戻す。
To reset to the initial settings.
借りたものを戻す。
To return something borrowed.
2.
to vomit, to throw up
To expel stomach contents (euphemistic).
飲みすぎて戻してしまった。
I drank too much and threw up.
車酔いで戻しそうだ。
I feel like I'm going to throw up from motion sickness.
食べたものを戻した。
I threw up what I ate.
赤ちゃんがミルクを戻した。
The baby spit up milk.
気持ち悪くて戻しそうになった。
I felt sick and almost threw up.
戻す is a godan verb meaning to return something or put it back. It also has a secondary meaning of "to vomit" (euphemistic).
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 戻る (intransitive: to return, go back)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 元に戻す: to restore to original state
- 話を戻す: to get back to the topic
- 巻き戻す: to rewind
- 初期設定に戻す: to reset to default
SECONDARY MEANING:
Used euphemistically for "to vomit": 飲みすぎて戻した (I drank too much and threw up).