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Return

rɪˈtəːn

Return definitions
verb
return returned returning returns
  1. come or go back to a place or person

    "he returned to America in the late autumn"

    go back come back get back arrive back arrive home come home come again
    • 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"

    • 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"

    give back send back hand back take back carry back restore put back replace reinstate reinstall
    • feel, say, or do (the same feeling, action, etc.) in response

      "she returned his kiss"

    • (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"

    • 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"

    • 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"

  4. (of an electorate) elect (a person or party) to office

    "the city of Glasgow returned eleven Labour MPs"

    elect vote in put in power choose opt for select pick adopt
  5. continue (a wall) in a changed direction, especially at right angles