Come back vs Return

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Come back

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)

Return

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A1 verb

	Come back	Return
Aussprache	🇬🇧 //kʌm bæk// 🇺🇸 //kʌm bæk//	🇬🇧 /["/rɪˈtɜːn/","/rɪˈtɜːnz/","/rɪˈtɜːnd/","/rɪˈtɜːnɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/rɪˈtɜːrn/","/rɪˈtɜːrnz/","/rɪˈtɜːrnd/","/rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/"]/
Bedeutung	An einen Ort zurückkehren, nachdem man weg war. To return to a place after being away.	etwas zurückgeben, das man ausgeliehen oder erhalten hat to give something back that you borrowed or received
Beispiel	After the vacation, I can't wait to come back home.	Please return the book to the library after you are done reading it.
Register	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-Niveau	-	A1
Wortart		verb
Kollokationen	come back home, come back again, come back soon	recently, shortly, promptly, be due to, be expected to, be likely to, from, to, recently, shortly, promptly, be due to, be expected to, be likely to, from, to, recently, shortly, promptly, be due to, be expected to, be likely to, from, to, recently, shortly, promptly, be due to, be expected to, be likely to, from, to, recently, shortly, promptly, be due to, be expected to, be likely to, from, to, recently, shortly, promptly, be due to, be expected to, be likely to, from, to
Antonyme	-	borrow, keep, retain
Häufige Fehler	Confused with 'go back' - remember that 'come' implies returning to the speaker's location., Using it with an object - 'come back' does not need a direct object.	Confused with 'returning' as a gerund when it should be a verb., Using 'return' without indicating what is being returned., Mixing up 'return' with 'give back' in formal contexts.
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Verwende 'zurückkommen' in lockeren Gesprächen und wenn du jemanden bittest, zurückzukehren. Vermeide es in formellen Texten. Use 'come back' in casual conversation and when asking someone to return. Avoid in formal writing.	Verwenden Sie 'return', wenn Sie Artikel zurückgeben, wie z. B. Bücher oder geliehenes Geld. Es ist neutral und gebräuchlich. Vermeiden Sie es in sehr lockeren Gesprächen, wo einfachere Wörter besser geeignet sein könnten. Use 'return' when giving back items, like books or borrowed money. It's neutral and commonly used. Avoid using it in very casual conversations where simpler words might be better.

Sieh es in echten Clips

Then you come back blasting. Two shots in the head apiece.

Stranger Things › S1 E1

Nancy, come back.

Tell them we'll come back and pick them up once we dump the scumbags.

Then you come back blasting. Two shots in the head apiece.

Stranger Things › S1 E1

Nancy, come back.

Come back

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

You are to return to runestone and your lady wife at once,

Breaking Bad › S1 E7

You know, I think I'm gonna return it.

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

We must return to London with all possible speed.

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

You are to return to runestone and your lady wife at once,

Breaking Bad › S1 E7

You know, I think I'm gonna return it.

Return

Häufige Fragen: Come back vs Return

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Come back und Return?

Come back: To return to a place after being away. Return: to give something back that you borrowed or received

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Come back: After the vacation, I can't wait to come back home. Return: Please return the book to the library after you are done reading it.

Kann ich Come back und Return austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Come back und Return sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.