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   return

   /rɪˈtəːn/

   verb

   • 1. come or go back to a place or person: "he returned to America in the late autumn" Similar go backcome backget backarrive backarrive homecome homecome againOpposite departset out
   • ▪ go back to (a particular situation): "I'll be glad when things return to normal"
   • ▪ divert one's attention back to: "he returned to his newspaper"
   • ▪ (especially of a feeling) reoccur after a period of absence: "her appetite had returned" Similar happen againrecurreoccuroccur againbe repeatedrepeat (itself)come round (again)reappearappear againflare uprare:recrudesceOpposite disappear
   • ▪ play the last nine holes in a round of eighteen holes: "McAllister went out in 43 and returned in 32"
   • 2. give, put, or send (something) back to a place or person: "complete the application form and return it to this address" Similar give backsend backhand backtake backcarry backpay backrepayremitrestoreput backreplacereinstatereinstallOpposite keepthrow away
   • ▪ feel, say, or do (the same feeling, action, etc.) in response: "she returned his kiss" Similar reciprocaterequitefeel/give in returnrepaysend/give in responsegive backmatchequalwish someone the sameOpposite ignore
   • ▪ (in tennis and other sports) hit or send (the ball) back to an opponent: "the aim is to make the other side unable to return the ball" Similar hit backsend backthrow backOpposite miss
   • ▪ intercept (a pass, kick, or fumble by the opposing team) and run upfield with the ball: "they had six passes intercepted—five were returned for touchdowns"
   • ▪ (of a judge or jury) state or present (a decision or verdict) in response to a formal request: "the jury returned the unanimous guilty verdict" Similar deliverbring inhand downrendersubmitannouncepronounceproclaim
   • ▪ lead (a card, especially one of a suit led earlier by one's partner) after taking a trick: "he returned a Diamond won by his partner who now played the 10 of Spades"
   • 3. yield or make (a profit): "the company returned a profit of £4.3 million" Similar yieldbring inearnmakerealizesecurenetgrossclearpay outfetchpocket
   • 4. (of an electorate) elect (a person or party) to office: "the city of Glasgow returned eleven Labour MPs" Similar electvote input in powerchooseopt forselectpickadopt
   • 5. continue (a wall) in a changed direction, especially at right angles.

   noun

   • 1. an act of coming or going back to a place or activity: "he celebrated his safe return from the war" Similar homecomingtravel backOpposite departure
   • ▪ an act of going back to an earlier state or situation: "the designer advocated a return to elegance" Similar recurrencereoccurrencerepeatrerunrepetitionreappearanceflare-uprevivalrebirthrenaissanceresurrectionreawakeningre-emergenceresurgencerare:recrudescencerenascenceOpposite disappearance
   • ▪ the action of returning something: "the tape is ready to despatch to you on return of the documents" Similar giving backhanding backreplacementrestorationreinstatementreinstallationrestitutionrare:reinstalment
   • ▪ (in tennis and other sports) a stroke played in response to a serve or other stroke by one's opponent.
   • ▪ a thing which has been given or sent back, especially an unwanted ticket for a sporting event or play: "it might be worth checking with the box office for returns" Similar returned itemunsold itemunwanted item/ticketrejectexchange
   • ▪ a ticket which allows someone to travel to a place and back again: British "a return ticket to the airport" Similar return ticket/fareround trip ticket/fareOpposite single
   • ▪ an electrical conductor bringing a current back to its source.
   • ▪ a second contest between the same opponents: "he scored his first Test try in the return at Avignon"
   • 2. a profit from an investment: "product areas are being developed to produce maximum returns" Similar yieldprofitreturnsgainincomerevenueinterestdividendpercentageinformal:bunce
   • ▪ a good rate of return.
   • 3. an official report or statement submitted in response to a formal demand: "census returns" Similar statementreportsubmissionaccountpaperrecordfiledossierwrite-updatainformationlogjournaldiaryregistersummarydocumentform
   • ▪ a returning officer's announcement of an election result: "election returns showed his candidate had lost by 304 votes"
   • ▪ an endorsement or report by a court officer or sheriff on a writ.
   • 4. election to office: "I campaigned for the return of forty-four MPs"
   • 5. a mechanism or key on a typewriter that returns the carriage to a fixed position at the start of a new line.
   • ▪ a key pressed on a computer keyboard to simulate a carriage return in a word-processing program, or to indicate the end of a command or data string.
   • 6. a part receding from the line of the front, for example the side of a house or of a window opening.

   Word Origin Middle English: the verb from Old French returner, from Latin re- ‘back’ + tornare ‘to turn’; the noun via Anglo-Norman French.

   Derivatives

   • 1. returnable adjective
   • 2. returnless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   1. a. : to go back or come back again. return home. b. : to go back in thought, practice, or condition : revert. 2. : to pass back to an earlier possessor. 3. : reply, retort. transitive verb. 1. a. : to give (something, such as an official account) to a superior. b. British : to elect (a candidate) as attested by official report or returns. c.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRETURN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RETURN meaning: 1. to come or go back to a previous place: 2. If people or things return to a previous condition…. Learn more.

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   Return definition: to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state. See examples of RETURN used in a sentence.

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   36 meanings: 1. to come back to a former place or state 2. to give, take, or carry back; replace or restore 3. to repay or.... Click for more definitions.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRETURN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to react to something that someone does or says by doing or saying the same: I returned his smile. I must return Michael's call (= telephone him because he telephoned me earlier). return a verdict/sentence. to announce if someone is guilty or not guilty or what punishment the person will be given in a law court:

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   1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place: She returned to her office after lunch. 2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice: I returned to my knitting after answering the phone. 3. To revert to a former owner. 4. To answer or respond: I said hello to him, and he returned in kind. v.tr. 1.

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    verb. go back to something earlier. synonyms: come back, hark back, recall, rewind. see more. verb. return to a previous position; in mathematics. “The point returned to the interior of the figure”

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