No. 680 in Ukrainian
повернутися
"To return" or "to come back."
In a sentence
Я повинен повернутися додому до десятої вечора.
I must return home by ten in the evening.
Here, 'повернутися' is used in the sense of returning to a familiar place after leaving it.
Він повернувся з подорожі дуже втомленим.
He returned from the trip very tired.
In this sentence, 'повернувся' denotes coming back after being elsewhere, emphasizing the action of returning as finished.
Квіти повертаються до сонця після ночі.
Flowers turn towards the sun after the night.
Here, 'повертаються' is used metaphorically to describe a motion toward something, showing a cyclical or natural return to a position or direction.
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