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   Re·turn

   /rəˈtərn/

   

   verb

   • 1. come or go back to a place or person: "he returned to Canada in the fall" Similar go backcome backget backarrive backarrive homecome homecome againOpposite departset out
   • ▪ go back to (a particular state or activity): "Ollie had returned to full health"
   • ▪ turn one's attention back to (something): "he returned to his newspaper"
   • ▪ (especially of a feeling) come back or recur after a period of absence: "her appetite had returned" Similar happen againrecurreoccuroccur againbe repeatedrepeat (itself)come around (again)reappearappear againflare uprare:recrudesceOpposite disappear
   • 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
   • ▪ run upfield with the ball after fielding (a kick), intercepting (a pass), or recovering (a fumble): "they had six passes intercepted—five were returned for touchdowns"
   • ▪ (of a judge or jury) state or present (a verdict) in response to a formal request: "the jury returned the unanimous guilty verdict" Similar deliverbring inhand downrendersubmitannouncepronounceproclaim
   • ▪ lead (a card of a suit led earlier by one's partner): "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 dollars" Similar yieldbring inearnmakerealizesecurenetgrossclearpay outfetchpocket
   • 4. (of an electorate) elect (a person or party) to office: "the Democrat was returned in the third district" 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 condition: "the designer advocated a return to elegance" Similar recurrencereoccurrencerepeatrerunrepetitionreappearanceflare-uprevivalrebirthrenaissanceresurrectionreawakeningre-emergenceresurgencerare:recrudescencerenascenceOpposite disappearance
   • ▪ the action of giving, sending, or putting something back: "we demand the return of our books and papers" Similar giving backhanding backreplacementrestorationreinstatementreinstallationrestitutionrare:reinstalment
   • ▪ a play in which the ball is caught after a kick or pass interception and is advanced by running; an advance of this kind.
   • ▪ (in tennis and other sports) a stroke played in response to a serve or other stroke by one's opponent.
   • ▪ a thing that has been given or sent back, especially an unwanted ticket for a sports event or play: "it might be worth checking with the box office for returns" Similar returned itemunsold itemunwanted item/ticketrejectexchange
   • ▪ a ticket that allows someone to travel to a place and back again; a round trip ticket: 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.
   • 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
   • ▪ an official report of the results of an election: "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: "we campaigned for the return of Young and Elkins"
   • 5. a key pressed to move the carriage of an electric typewriter back to a fixed position.
   • ▪ 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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   The meaning of RETURN is to go back or come back again. How to use return in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Return.

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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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   RETURN definition: 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 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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   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 ...

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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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   Definition of return verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. (intransitive) to come back to a former place or state. 2. (transitive) to give, take, or carry back; replace or restore. 3. (transitive) to repay or recompense, esp with something of equivalent value. return the compliment.

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    To bring, send, carry, or put back; restore or replace. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To report or announce officially or formally. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (17) Synonyms: restore. replace. reinstate. give back. requite.

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

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    RETURN definition: 1. to go or come back to a place where you were before: 2. to give, send, or put something back…. Learn more.