Meanings
verb
- archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of return
As a dog returneth to his vomit, a fool returneth to his folly.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 26:11
Origin
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