French Word of the Day
rentrer
/rahn-TRAY/ • verb — 26th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to return (usually to one's home or to go back inside); to re-enter
Examples
- Je rentre à la maison à six heures.
(I go back home at six o'clock.) - Il faut rentrer avant la pluie.
(You should get back before the rain.) - Après les vacances, il est difficile de rentrer dans la routine.
(After the holidays, it's hard to get back into the routine.)
Synonyms
- retourner
- revenir
Rentrer is commonly used when returning home or re-entering a place. In movement contexts it usually takes être in the passé composé (e.g., "Je suis rentré(e)"). Compared with retourner and revenir: rentrer often implies going back to one's home or original indoor place, retourner emphasizes going back to another place, and revenir emphasizes coming back toward the speaker.
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