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il remit

put back, returned, handed back

→ remettre
re again or back + mit 3rd person singular past historic
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #36,647
put back, returned, handed back Literary/simple past (passé simple) form of « remettre », mostly found in books and formal writing; in everyday speech you usually use « a remis ».
FR: Il remit le livre sur l’étagère.
EN: He put the book back on the shelf.
Conjugation of remettre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First remis —
Second remis —
Third remit —

Mary remit ses chaussures.

Mary put her shoes back on.

Il remit ses lunettes.

He put his glasses back on.

À peine avais-je raccroché le téléphone qu'il se remit à sonner.

No sooner had I hung up the phone than it started ringing again.

Personne sauf Tom ne remit le rapport.

No one except Tom handed in the report.

Il remit son journal.

He handed over his newspaper.

Il remit toute sa propriété à son fils.

He handed over all his property to his son.

Il enleva son manteau et le remit sur lui.

He took off his coat and put it back on himself.