🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Hin- und Rückfahrt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hin und rükfahrt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Return-trip/rɪˈtɜrn trɪp/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wir haben eine Hin- und Rückfahrt nach Berlin gebucht."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A journey to a destination and back again.

    "We booked a return-trip to New York for the holidays."
  2. 2

    A round trip, especially in the context of travel arrangements.

    "The airline offers discounts for return-trips booked in advance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'return-trip' is a compound noun formed from 'return', derived from the Old French 'retourner', meaning 'to turn back', and 'trip', which comes from the Middle English 'trippe', meaning 'a journey'. The combination reflects the concept of a journey that involves going to a destination and coming back.

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