引(ひ)き戻(もど)す

ひきもどす
verb (godan)
to pull back; to bring back; to drag back
他動詞 transitivemovement
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present引(ひ)き戻(もど)す引(ひ)き戻(もど)さない
Present polite引(ひ)き戻(もど)します引(ひ)き戻(もど)しません
Past引(ひ)き戻(もど)した引(ひ)き戻(もど)さなかった
Past polite引(ひ)き戻(もど)しました引(ひ)き戻(もど)しませんでした
て form引(ひ)き戻(もど)して引(ひ)き戻(もど)さなくて
ている present引(ひ)き戻(もど)している引(ひ)き戻(もど)していない
ている polite引(ひ)き戻(もど)しています引(ひ)き戻(もど)していません
ている past引(ひ)き戻(もど)していた引(ひ)き戻(もど)していなかった
ている past polite引(ひ)き戻(もど)していました引(ひ)き戻(もど)していませんでした
Conditional ば引(ひ)き戻(もど)せば引(ひ)き戻(もど)さなければ
Conditional たら引(ひ)き戻(もど)したら引(ひ)き戻(もど)さなかったら
Volitional引(ひ)き戻(もど)そう—
Volitional polite引(ひ)き戻(もど)しましょう—
Potential引(ひ)き戻(もど)せる引(ひ)き戻(もど)せない
Passive引(ひ)き戻(もど)される引(ひ)き戻(もど)されない
Causative引(ひ)き戻(もど)させる引(ひ)き戻(もど)させない
Imperative引(ひ)き戻(もど)せ引(ひ)き戻(もど)すな
1. to pull back physically; to drag back to the original position
To physically pull someone or something back to where they were.
子(こ)どもの手(て)を引(ひ)き戻(もど)した。
I pulled the child back by the hand.
To pull back a dog that was about to run into the road with its leash.
I pulled the child back from the dangerous area and told them never to go there again.
2. to bring back; to restore to a previous state
To return someone or something to a former condition, situation, or mindset. Often used figuratively.
Her voice brought me back to reality.
辞(や)めようとした社員(しゃいん)を説得(せっとく)して引(ひ)き戻(もど)した。
I persuaded the employee who was about to quit and brought them back.
The nostalgic photos brought back old memories for me.

A compound verb formed from 引(ひ)く (to pull) + 戻(もど)す (to return). The literal meaning of physically pulling something back extends naturally to figurative uses like restoring a state or recalling someone.

Transitivity

Transitive. The intransitive counterpart is 引(ひ)き戻(もど)る (to go back, to return).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 引(ひ)き返(かえ)す: to turn back; to retrace one's steps — focuses on reversing direction, not pulling someone/something
  • 呼(よ)び戻(もど)す: to call back; to summon back — uses calling rather than physical pulling
  • 連(つ)れ戻(もど)す: to bring back (a person) — implies taking someone back, often a runaway or missing person