Definition

1. Verb:
   • To return (to): To go or come back to a place that is considered one's origin, starting point, or home.
   • To come back: To arrive again at a previous location or state.
   • To go back: To move in the direction of a place one has left.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy trở về từ nước ngoài. (He returned from abroad.)
  • Chúng tôi sẽ trở về nhà trước 10 giờ tối. (We will come back home before 10 p.m.)
  • Sau nhiều năm, cô ấy trở về làng cũ. (After many years, she went back to her old village.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries an emotional or nostalgic connotation, implying a return to one's roots, family, homeland, or a place of belonging.
• It can be used figuratively to mean returning to a previous state, condition, or topic.
  • Cuộc thảo luận lại trở về vấn đề chính. (The discussion returned to the main issue.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trở lại (v): to come back, to return. Often used more generally for returning to a place or state, with slightly less emphasis on "home" than "trở về".

  • Anh ấy trở lại văn phòng sau bữa trưa. (He came back to the office after lunch.)

• Hồi hương (v): to repatriate, to return to one's homeland (more formal).

  • Hài cốt liệt sĩ đã được hồi hương. (The remains of the martyrs were repatriated.)

Synonyms

• Return: To go or come back to a place.
• Come back: To arrive at a place again.
• Go back: To move back toward a place.
• Revisit: To go to a place again (less common for "home").

Related Idioms

• Trở về cội nguồn: to return to one's roots/origins.

  • Chuyến đi này là dịp để tôi trở về cội nguồn. (This trip is an opportunity for me to return to my roots.)

• Trở về từ cõi chết: to return from the dead (figurative).

  • Đội bóng như trở về từ cõi chết với bàn thắng phút chót. (The team seemed to return from the dead with a last-minute goal.)

verb

1. to come back, to be back