Usage Note
Revenir is built from venir with the prefix re- (again), and like its parent it takes être in the past: je suis revenu. It carries a sense of return to a starting point, distinct from retourner (to go back somewhere else), and ça revient cher means something ends up costing a lot.
Examples
"Je reviens tout de suite."
Natural Translation
I'll be right back.
Literal Translation
I return right-away

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