re-turnv.²

Brit.

/ˌriːˈtəːn/,

/ˈriːtəːn/, U.S.

/riˈtərn/,

/ˈriˌtərn/

Forms: see re- prefix and turn v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, turn v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + turn v. With sense 1 compare Middle French retourner to turn (a thing) over, round, or back again (second half of the 15th cent.), specific use of retourner return v.¹Usually in to turn and re-turn . In later use often hyphenated, in order to distinguish the word from return v.¹

1. transitive. To turn (a thing or person) over, round, or back again. Also reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > revolve or rotate [verb (transitive)] > again

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a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 1023 Criseyde vn-to here bedde wente..Retornyng in here soule ay vp and doun..The wordes of þis sodeyn Diomede.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope v. x. f. lxxxvj^v He fond a grete pyece of bakon wel salted, the whiche he tourned and retourned vpsodoune [Fr. lequel il tourna et revira].

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccccxxiii. f. ccxcix^v/1 He was turned and retourned [Fr. Fut la tourne et retourne], to se what hurtes or woundes he had.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iv. vii. sig. K4^v Fac. O you must follow Sir,..Hee'll turne againe else. Kas. I'll re-turne him, then.

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xvii. 110 By Turning and Returning the Key.

1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad V. xvii. 8 Anxious, [the Heifer]..Turns, and returns her, with a Mother's Care.

1845 E. K. Hunt tr. E. Esquirol Mental Maladies 349 She..turns and re-turns her slippers, shakes them, and hands them to her chamber-maid, in order that she..may assure her that they conceal nothing of value.

1908 C. S. Thomas & W. D. Howe Composition & Rhetoric (1909) ii. 74 The central thought is turned and returned until all the important aspects are revealed.

1986 J. P. Leavey & R. Rand tr. J. Derrida in A. Fioretos Solid Let. (1999) 447 The logic of the Aufhebung (re)turns itself at each instant into its absolute other.

2008 S. Young Trouble with Trad. ii. iv. 84 The meaning and beneficence of Marshall's doctrine can be turned and re-turned by shifting the focus between the essential positive ‘Indian’ right and the pragmatism by which it was subordinated.

2. intransitive. To turn again; to turn back.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > revolve or rotate [verb (intransitive)] > again

re-turn1483

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > turn back or reverse course

turnc1275

to turn aboutc1330

repeata1382

to turn againc1384

to turn backc1425

re-turn1483

resore1486

to turn the backc1540

to turn round1560

to set back1803

resile1887

to break back1933

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (reflexive)] > turn back or reverse course

to turn againa1300

to turn abouta1400

re-turn1483

1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) i. xxv. 30 Suche maner of penaunce that torneth and retorneth, maye wel be resembled to the whele of a mylle.

1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Eij^v Then shalt thou see the deaw-bedabbled wretch, Turne, and returne .

1607 B. Jonson Volpone i. iii. sig. C Men of your large profession..That, with most quicke agility, could turne, And returne; make knots, and vndoe them.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 414 In dance they skim the strand, Turn and return, and scarce imprint the sand.

1853 C. Brontë Villette III. xxx. 17 He turned to the door... He re-turned on his steps.

1911 S. M. Zwemer Unoccupied Mission Fields Afr. & Asia iii. 73 You must turn and re-turn as the track climbs to furtive zig-zags up a hill.

1997 C. Hallisey in H. Saddhatissa Buddhist Ethics Introd. p. xi For more than a quarter of a century, those in search of an introduction to Buddhist moral thought have turned and returned to this little volume.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	re-turn
释义	re-turnv.² Brit. /ˌriːˈtəːn/, /ˈriːtəːn/, U.S. /riˈtərn/, /ˈriˌtərn/ Forms: see re- prefix and turn v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, turn v. Etymology: < re- prefix + turn v. With sense 1 compare Middle French retourner to turn (a thing) over, round, or back again (second half of the 15th cent.), specific use of retourner return v.¹Usually in to turn and re-turn . In later use often hyphenated, in order to distinguish the word from return v.¹ 1. transitive. To turn (a thing or person) over, round, or back again. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > revolve or rotate [verb (transitive)] > again re-turna1413 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 1023 Criseyde vn-to here bedde wente..Retornyng in here soule ay vp and doun..The wordes of þis sodeyn Diomede. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope v. x. f. lxxxvj^v He fond a grete pyece of bakon wel salted, the whiche he tourned and retourned vpsodoune [Fr. lequel il tourna et revira]. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccccxxiii. f. ccxcix^v/1 He was turned and retourned [Fr. Fut la tourne et retourne], to se what hurtes or woundes he had. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iv. vii. sig. K4^v Fac. O you must follow Sir,..Hee'll turne againe else. Kas. I'll re-turne him, then. View more context for this quotation 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xvii. 110 By Turning and Returning the Key. 1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad V. xvii. 8 Anxious, [the Heifer]..Turns, and returns her, with a Mother's Care. 1845 E. K. Hunt tr. E. Esquirol Mental Maladies 349 She..turns and re-turns her slippers, shakes them, and hands them to her chamber-maid, in order that she..may assure her that they conceal nothing of value. 1908 C. S. Thomas & W. D. Howe Composition & Rhetoric (1909) ii. 74 The central thought is turned and returned until all the important aspects are revealed. 1986 J. P. Leavey & R. Rand tr. J. Derrida in A. Fioretos Solid Let. (1999) 447 The logic of the Aufhebung (re)turns itself at each instant into its absolute other. 2008 S. Young Trouble with Trad. ii. iv. 84 The meaning and beneficence of Marshall's doctrine can be turned and re-turned by shifting the focus between the essential positive ‘Indian’ right and the pragmatism by which it was subordinated. 2. intransitive. To turn again; to turn back. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > revolve or rotate [verb (intransitive)] > again re-turn1483 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > turn back or reverse course turnc1275 to turn aboutc1330 repeata1382 to turn againc1384 to turn backc1425 re-turn1483 resore1486 to turn the backc1540 to turn round1560 to set back1803 resile1887 to break back1933 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (reflexive)] > turn back or reverse course to turn againa1300 to turn abouta1400 re-turn1483 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) i. xxv. 30 Suche maner of penaunce that torneth and retorneth, maye wel be resembled to the whele of a mylle. 1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Eij^v Then shalt thou see the deaw-bedabbled wretch, Turne, and returne . View more context for this quotation 1607 B. Jonson Volpone i. iii. sig. C Men of your large profession..That, with most quicke agility, could turne, And returne; make knots, and vndoe them. View more context for this quotation 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 414 In dance they skim the strand, Turn and return, and scarce imprint the sand. 1853 C. Brontë Villette III. xxx. 17 He turned to the door... He re-turned on his steps. 1911 S. M. Zwemer Unoccupied Mission Fields Afr. & Asia iii. 73 You must turn and re-turn as the track climbs to furtive zig-zags up a hill. 1997 C. Hallisey in H. Saddhatissa Buddhist Ethics Introd. p. xi For more than a quarter of a century, those in search of an introduction to Buddhist moral thought have turned and returned to this little volume. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.²a1413
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