Come back to Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈkəm/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ

KUHM-BAK-too, KUHM-BAK-tuh, KUHM-BAK-tih

UK

kˈʌm/ /bˈæk/ /tˈuː

kuhm-BAK-TOO

التعريف

To return to a place, topic, or situation that you left before. Often used for both physical locations and for repeating discussions or activities.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Suits both literal (returning to a place) and figurative (resuming a topic) uses. Common in conversation and writing. Variations: 'let's come back to', 'came back to', 'come back to this later'. Not as formal as 'revisit'.

• Spanish: volver a - regresar a
• Portuguese (BR): voltar para - retornar a
• Portuguese (PT): voltar a - regressar a
• Chinese (Simplified): 回到 - 返回到
• Chinese (Traditional): 回到 - 返回到
• Hindi: वापस आना (किसी चीज़ पर) - लौट आना
• Arabic: العودة إلى
• Bengali: ফিরে আসা - পুনরায় আসা
• Russian: вернуться к
• Japanese: 戻る - 戻ってくる
• Vietnamese: quay lại
• Korean: 돌아오다 - 다시 돌아가다
• Turkish: geri dönmek - tekrar dönmek
• Urdu: واپس آنا - لوٹنا
• Indonesian: kembali ke

جمل نموذجية

Let's come back to this question after lunch.

basic

She will come back to work next week.

basic

Can we come back to that later?

basic

No worries, we can always come back to this if we need more details.

natural

Every time I come back to my hometown, it feels different.

natural

He started to explain, then decided to come back to it after the meeting.

natural