Returneth
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of return archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
"As a dog returneth to his vomit, a fool returneth to his folly."
Example
More examples"No, faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with modesty / enough, and likelihood to lead it; as thus: Alexander died, / Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth into dust; the dust is / earth; of earth we make loam; and why of that loam (whereto he / was converted) might they not stop a beer barrel? / Imperious Caesar, dead and turn'd to clay, / Might stop a hole to keep the wind away. / O, that that earth which kept the world in awe / Should patch a wall t' expel the winter's flaw!"
Etymology
return + -eth
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