il rentra

went back, returned

→ rentrer
rentr to go back, to return + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #29,602
went back, returned Passé simple; mainly used in written stories.
FR: Après le travail, il rentra chez lui.
EN: After work, he went home.
Conjugation of rentrer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third rentra —

Ses parents l'attendaient pour dîner mais il ne rentra pas.

His parents were waiting for him for dinner, but he didn't come home.

— L'Accusé (2017)

La conversation finie, Fix rentra dans sa cabine et se mit à réfléchir.

When the conversation was over, Fix went back to his cabin and began to think.

Le petit ami rentra au Japon.

The boyfriend returned to Japan.

— 2046 (2004)

Elle rentra de l'hôpital.

She came home from the hospital.

On rentra le bout-dehors.

We brought the spritsail yard back in.

Il faisait déjà nuit quand Tom rentra à la maison.

It was already dark when Tom got home.

Sami rentra chez lui.

Sami went home.

Elle rentra tranquillement dans la pièce.

She walked quietly into the room.

La fête finit par se terminer et tout le monde rentra chez lui.

The party eventually ended and everyone went home.

Tom rentra à la maison après minuit.

Tom came home after midnight.

On fit confiance à la police et rentra.

We trusted the police and went home.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Sami prit le bus et rentra chez lui.

Sami took the bus and went home.

Alice rentra plus tôt du travail avec un sérieux mal de tête.

Alice came home from work early with a severe headache.