1
return;reaction;recovery
2
return (from a procedure)
1
dar la vuelta;regresar;volver atrás
1
to turn back (e.g. half-way)
2
to return;to go back
やってしまったことは元に戻らない。
What is done cannot be undone.
3
to recover (e.g. something lost);to be returned
4
to rebound;to spring back
1
to go against;to act contrary to;to run counter to;to deviate from
医師が患者の秘密を漏らすのは道義にもとる。
It is not ethical for a doctor to reveal confidences.
Other forms
戻る 【もとる】 (rarely used kanji form)