No. 381 in French
retrouve
"Finds again" or "recovers."
In a sentence
Je retrouve mes amis après l'école.
I meet my friends after school.
In this sentence, 'retrouve' indicates meeting others, often as a planned or casual event.
Elle retrouve enfin son chat perdu.
She finally finds her lost cat.
Here, 'retrouve' means finding something that was lost, indicating a positive reunion.
Nous nous retrouvons au parc pour discuter.
We meet at the park to chat.
'Retrouvons' (the conjugated form for 'nous') shows a mutual meeting, emphasizing a deliberate arrangement between the subjects.
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