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je retournai

returned, went back, turned around

→ retourner
re again; back + tourn to turn; to rotate + ai je-form simple past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #48,579
returned, went back A literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Après le déjeuner, je retournai au travail.
EN: After lunch, I returned to work.
turned around A literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: J'entendis mon nom et me retournai.
EN: I heard my name and turned around.
Conjugation of retourner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First retournai —
Third retourna —

Je retournai chez mes parents.

I returned to my parents' house.

Je me retournai.

I turned around.

Je retournai à la pompe.

I went back to the pump.

Je retournai tranquillement au cottage.

I calmly returned to the cottage.