No. 859 in French
remettre
To put back, to hand over, or to postpone.
In a sentence
Je vais remettre les livres sur l'étagère.
I am going to put the books back on the shelf.
In this sentence, 'remettre' means to replace or to put something back to its original location.
On doit remettre ce devoir à la semaine prochaine.
We need to postpone this assignment to next week.
In this example, 'remettre' signifies postponing or rescheduling an event or task.
Elle m'a demandé de lui remettre le dossier personnellement.
She asked me to personally hand over the file to her.
Here, 'remettre' is used in the sense of delivering or handing over an object to someone.
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