return

/ɹɪtˈɜːn/

/ɹiˈtɝn/, /ɹɪˈtɝn/

[verb] [noun]

to return

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to go or come back to a person, place, or state

to send, give, or bring something back to someone or to a place

synonyms : render

go back to a previous state

synonyms : regress

retrovert

revert

turn back

go back to something earlier

synonyms : come back

hark back

recall

bring back to the point of departure

synonyms : bring back

take back

be restored

synonyms : come back

answer back

synonyms : come back

make a return

return in kind

pass down

synonyms : deliver

render

pay back

synonyms : give back

refund

repay

submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

give or supply

synonyms : generate

give

render

yield

return to a previous position; in mathematics

a genus of Phasmidae

be inherited by

synonyms : devolve

fall

pass

elect again

synonyms : reelect

to do, say, or feel something in response to the same action, remark, or feeling from others

Return

[NOUN]

a coming to or returning home

synonyms : homecoming

document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

synonyms : income tax return

tax return

the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

synonyms : coming back

getting something back again

synonyms : regaining

restitution

restoration

the act of going back to a prior location

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

synonyms : issue

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

synonyms : comeback

happening again (especially at regular intervals)

synonyms : recurrence

a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

a reciprocal group action

synonyms : getting even

paying back

the act of someone appearing again

synonyms : reappearance

the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

synonyms : return key

the unsold books that are returned by retailers or distributors to the publisher or wholesaler for credit or refund

an extension or continuation of a building component that reverses direction to meet another surface or create a finished look

Examples

1. to return a greeting.

2. Please return the completed form at your earliest convenience.

3. I am returned.

4. He did not return her love.

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