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to give, send, or put something back where it came from: I have to return the book by Friday. He immediately returned the records to the files. return to sth. B2. to start doing an activity again or talking about something again: I returned to work three months after Susie was born. We keep returning to the same subject.
to give, do, or get something after something similar has been given or done to you: to return an invitation / greeting. I returned his stare. return the favor I gave her a ride when her car broke down and now she is returning the favor (= doing something to help me in exchange).
noun. the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back: the return of the Jews from the Diaspora; We should appreciate your return of the book immediately. a recurrence: the return of the moon each month. reciprocation, repayment, or requital: profits in return for outlay.
When you return, you go back somewhere after being away. If you haven't been to Disney World since your fifth birthday, it might be fun to return when you're older. There are many ways to return — you can come back to a place, state, or activity, the way you return to jogging after getting a drink, or return to a feeling of sadness after ...
Check pronunciation: return. Definition of return verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[singular] the situation when a feeling or state that has not been experienced for some time starts again synonym reappearance. return of something the return of spring. a return of my doubts. Thousands of refugees have gone back to their homes following the return of peace.
v.t. to put, bring, take, give, or send back to the original place, position, etc.: to return a book to a shelf; to return a child to her mother; to return the switch to off position. to send or give back in reciprocation, recompense, or requital: to return evil for good.
