JLPT N1 Advanced
引き戻す
To pull back or bring back to a previous state
Readings
Other forms
引き戻します polite form
引き戻さない plain negative
引き戻した plain past
引き戻して te-form
引き戻せる potential form
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To physically pull back
Describes the act of forcefully pulling someone or something back to where they started or belonged.
Example
車道 に 飛び出しそう に なっ た 子供 を 引き戻し た 。
I pulled back the child who was about to jump into the road.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To restore / bring back (a situation)
Refers to reverting a situation, topic, or state of mind to a former condition after a deviation or decline.
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