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- Dictionaryre·turn/rəˈtərn/
verb
- 1. come or go back to a place or person: "he returned to Canada in the fall" Similar Opposite
- 2. give, put, or send (something) back to a place or person: "complete the application form and return it to this address" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of coming or going back to a place or activity: "he celebrated his safe return from the war" Similar Opposite
- 2. a profit from an investment: "product areas are being developed to produce maximum returns" Similar
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1. a. : to give (something, such as an official account) to a superior. b. British : to elect (a candidate) as attested by official report or returns. c. : to bring back (something, such as a writ or verdict) to an office or tribunal. 2. a. : to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place. b. : to restore to a former or to a normal state.
to reply to someone's question or request: His representatives did not return a request for comment. She hadn't returned their earlier queries because, she said, she had already explained herself clearly. to give a particular amount of profit: My investments return a high rate of interest.
verb. go back to something earlier. synonyms: come back, hark back, recall, rewind. see more. verb. return to a previous position; in mathematics. “The point returned to the interior of the figure”
to reply to someone's question or request: His representatives did not return a request for comment. She hadn't returned their earlier queries because, she said, she had already explained herself clearly. to give a particular amount of profit: My investments return a high rate of interest.
Return definition: to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state. See examples of RETURN used in a sentence.
36 meanings: 1. to come back to a former place or state 2. to give, take, or carry back; replace or restore 3. to repay or.... Click for more definitions.
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.
Definition of return verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definition of return noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
