French word

ressortir

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəsɔʁtiʁ/

Meaning

  • verbcome back out

Example

Après le dîner, elle ressort de la cuisine.

After dinner, she comes back out of the kitchen.

Illustration for ressortir (come back out)

More examples

Son sourire ressort sur les photos.

His smile stands out in the photos.

Core concept

A person who has gone inside moves out again through the same boundary.

Common phrases

  • ressortir de la gare

    come out of the station again

  • faire ressortir la couleur

    make the color stand out

Similar words

sortir: To exit from inside a place.
s'en aller: To go away from a place.

Definition in French

Effectuer à nouveau l'action de sortir d'un lieu.

Word origin

Ressortir combines the prefix re-, meaning "again," with sortir, which comes from Latin exire, "to go out."

Usage tips

  • In the compound past, this intransitive verb uses être, and its past participle agrees with the subject: Elle est ressortie de la cuisine.

Other meanings

  • stand outverb
  • become apparentverb

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