come back
意味一覧 (2件)
復帰する
解説 Definition
仕事・活動・競技などを離れていた人が、再び元の役割や状態に戻るときに使います。病気、休職、引退、低迷などの後で「復帰する」「再び活躍する」という前向きな回復感を含むことがあります。
Come back means to return to work, sports, or another activity after being away for some time. It is often used when someone starts their old role again after illness, injury, retirement, leave, or a difficult period. The phrase can also suggest a positive sense of recovery, such as becoming active or successful again. Compared with return, come back is more common in everyday conversation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
come は「こちらへ来る」、back は「元の状態へ」。場所に戻るだけでなく、仕事・競技・芸能活動など、いったん離れた場にまた入ってくるイメージで「復帰する」と覚えます。return より会話的で、come back to work, come back after an injury のように使います。単なる「戻る」と混同せず、活動の場へ再び参加する意味に注目しましょう。
Think of come as "come here" and back as "to the original state." So come back is not only about going back to a place, but also about entering your old role again in work, sports, or public life. This is why we say come back to work or come back after an injury. Remember the idea of rejoining an activity, not just physically returning.
例文
She came back to work two weeks after her surgery.
彼女は手術の2週間後に仕事に復帰した。
After a long injury break, the player came back stronger than ever.
その選手は長いけが離脱のあと、以前にも増して力強く復帰した。
Many fans were excited when the singer came back to the stage last year.
その歌手が昨年ステージに復帰したとき、多くのファンが喜んだ。
戻る
(意味 2)解説 Definition
出かけた先から元の場所に戻ること。帰ってくること。
To return to a place where you were before. It is used for people, things, or situations that go away and then return. In conversation, it often suggests returning to the speaker or to an earlier place.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
come は「こちらへ来る」、back は「元へ」。この意味では、外出先や離れた場所から、話し手や基準点のある場所へ「戻る」ことを中心に覚えます。go back は話し手から離れた場所へ戻る感じにも使えますが、come back は「こちら側へ戻ってくる」向きが大事です。come back home, come back later のように、人や物が元の場所・状態へ戻る場面で使います。
Come means movement toward the speaker or main point, and back means return. So come back is return here or return to this point. It is useful in phrases like come back home, come back later, and memories come back.
例文
He promised to come back before dinner.
彼は夕食前に戻ると約束した。
She came back from her trip abroad with wonderful memories.
彼女は海外旅行から素晴らしい思い出とともに戻ってきた。
The store owner said the item would come back in stock next week.
店主はその商品が来週入荷すると言った。
come back の語源・成り立ち Etymology
come back は come「こちらへ来る」と back「元へ」の組み合わせ。元の場所へ来る像から、仕事や活動の場へ再び戻る「復帰する」に広がりました。
Come back is made from come, meaning "move here," and back, meaning "to an earlier place or state." From the image of coming to the original place again, it developed the wider meaning of returning to work, sports, or other activities.
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