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Quick definitions from WordNet (return)
▸ noun: a coming to or returning home ("On his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party")
▸ noun: the act of returning to a prior location ("They set out on their return to the base camp")
▸ noun: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
▸ noun: a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player ("He won the point on a cross-court return")
▸ noun: a reciprocal group action ("In return we gave them as good as we got")
▸ noun: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
▸ noun: the income arising from land or other property ("The average return was about 5%")
▸ noun: the act of someone appearing again
▸ noun: getting something back again
▸ noun: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
▸ noun: happening again (especially at regular intervals) ("The return of spring")
▸ noun: document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability ("His gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return")
▸ noun: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
▸ verb: bring back to the point of departure
▸ verb: return in kind ("Return a compliment")
▸ verb: submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
▸ verb: make a return ("Return a kickback")
▸ verb: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
▸ verb: return to a previous position; in mathematics ("The point returned to the interior of the figure")
▸ verb: be inherited by ("The land returned to the family")
▸ verb: pay back
▸ verb: give back
▸ verb: elect again
▸ verb: go back to a previous state
▸ verb: be restored ("Her old vigor returned")
▸ verb: go back to something earlier
▸ verb: pass down
▸ verb: give or supply
▸ verb: answer back
▸ Also see returns
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to return
▸ Usage examples for return
▸ Idioms related to return (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing return
▸ Words that often appear near return
▸ Rhymes of return
▸ Invented words related to return
▸ noun: a coming to or returning home ("On his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party")
▸ noun: the act of returning to a prior location ("They set out on their return to the base camp")
▸ noun: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
▸ noun: a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player ("He won the point on a cross-court return")
▸ noun: a reciprocal group action ("In return we gave them as good as we got")
▸ noun: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
▸ noun: the income arising from land or other property ("The average return was about 5%")
▸ noun: the act of someone appearing again
▸ noun: getting something back again
▸ noun: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
▸ noun: happening again (especially at regular intervals) ("The return of spring")
▸ noun: document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability ("His gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return")
▸ noun: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
▸ verb: bring back to the point of departure
▸ verb: return in kind ("Return a compliment")
▸ verb: submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
▸ verb: make a return ("Return a kickback")
▸ verb: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
▸ verb: return to a previous position; in mathematics ("The point returned to the interior of the figure")
▸ verb: be inherited by ("The land returned to the family")
▸ verb: pay back
▸ verb: give back
▸ verb: elect again
▸ verb: go back to a previous state
▸ verb: be restored ("Her old vigor returned")
▸ verb: go back to something earlier
▸ verb: pass down
▸ verb: give or supply
▸ verb: answer back
▸ Also see returns
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to return
▸ Usage examples for return
▸ Idioms related to return (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing return
▸ Words that often appear near return
▸ Rhymes of return
▸ Invented words related to return