What is the difference between عاد and رجع ?
In العربية الفصحى , or any dialect, are there any differences between عاد and رجع ?

Both mean "returned". I'm curious to know if they are used differently in speech or writing.

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What is the difference between عاد and رجع ?
In العربية الفصحى , or any dialect, are there any differences between عاد and رجع ?

Both mean "returned". I'm curious to know if they are used differently in speech or writing.

شكرا جزيلا

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In dialect (Slang) we don't use عاد...we use رجع pronounced as (Riga')
In standard (Fossha) we use عاد...

hope you get what i mean :)
it depends on which kind of Arabic language you are learning...Standard or Slang.

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Both are the same meaning
but رجع  we used it in Egpytian slang
and عاد we used it in standard (Fossha) 
both is returned
but عاد has another meaning 
عاد الى صوابه =return back to the right.

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Both are same ,they give the same meaning returned.
عفوا

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The is a tiny difference :

verb عاد can be also used with opinions
عاد الي صوابه = return back to the right.

verb رجع  : is always used in Egyptian dialect rather than عاد to describe (returned)

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Back(عاد): Return to the ultimate destination.
 Return(رجع): be for this and others.