remettre

This is the 859th most frequent French word.


remettre

To put back, to hand over, or to postpone.


In this sentence, 'remettre' means to replace or to put something back to its original location.

Je vais remettre les livres sur l'étagère.

I am going to put the books back on the shelf.


In this example, 'remettre' signifies postponing or rescheduling an event or task.

On doit remettre ce devoir à la semaine prochaine.

We need to postpone this assignment to next week.


Here, 'remettre' is used in the sense of delivering or handing over an object to someone.

Elle m'a demandé de lui remettre le dossier personnellement.

She asked me to personally hand over the file to her.