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| re·turn [ ri túrn ] |
verb (past and past participle re·turned, present participle re·turn·ing, 3rd person present singular re·turns) |
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1. intransitive verb come or go back: to come or go back to a place after leaving it, or come or go back to a former condition
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2. intransitive verb mention or consider something again: to go back to something that has already been mentioned or considered, especially in order to deal with it more thoroughly or conclusively
  Let's return to the matter at hand.
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3. intransitive verb appear again: to appear or happen again
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4. transitive verb say something: to say something in reply
"Do it yourself!" she returned.
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5. transitive verb put something back: to put, bring, send, or take something back to where it came from
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6. transitive verb repay something: to give back something of equivalent value
I hope that some day I'll be able to return the favor.
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7. transitive verb yield profit: to yield something as a profit on an investment
returns 6 percent annually
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8. transitive verb reelect somebody to office: to reelect somebody to an office or position
returned her to Congress for a second term
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9. transitive verb produce verdict: to give a particular verdict in a court of law
return a guilty verdict
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10. transitive verb reflect something: to send back or reflect something such as an echo
The cliff wall returned the sound of their laughter.
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11. transitive verb submit official report: to give an official report, usually in response to a request or legal requirement
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12. transitive verb comput give response: of a computer, to give a particular response to a command, routine, or subroutine
returns zero if the condition is false
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13. transitive and intransitive verb sports hit ball back: in sports such as tennis, to hit a ball, especially a serve, back to an opponent
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14. transitive verb football run football back up field: to run a football back up the field after it has been kicked, punted, fumbled, or intercepted
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15. transitive verb card games lead same suit: to lead the same suit as a partner in a card game such as bridge or pinochle
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16. transitive verb architecture build something to face opposite direction: to construct part of a building such as a wall or decoration so that it turns away from its original direction
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noun (plural re·turns) |
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1. instance of going back: an instance of going or coming back to a place after having left it or to a former condition
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2. replacement: an instance of putting, taking, sending, or bringing back something to where it came from
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3. something given back: something that has come or been brought back, especially unsold merchandise
Returns go in that container over there.
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4. reappearance: a reappearance or recurrence of something
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5. reciprocation: a response to something done or given
If you are kind to your puppy it will give you love in return.
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6. answer: something said in response to something else
If you ask her an absurd question you can expect an angry return.
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7. finance profit: a profit made on an investment or business venture
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often used in the plural
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8. finance
Same as tax return
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9. finance financial report: a periodic financial report of an organization
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10. comput
Same as return key
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11. sports ball played back: an instance of hitting or playing the ball back to an opponent in a sport such as tennis
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12. law legal report: a report on a legal document previously issued by a court, prepared by an officer of that court
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13. card games lead of same suit: an instance of leading the same suit as a partner in a card game such as bridge or pinochle
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14. architecture angled part: part of a building, e.g. a wall or decoration, built so that it turns away from its original direction
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plural noun re·turns |
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election results: the results from an election or election district
We sat up late waiting for the election returns.
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adjective |
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1. connected with going back again: relating to an act of going or coming back to an earlier place or position
I hope the return flight isn't delayed.
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2. Canada travel
Same as round-trip
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3. happening again: given or done again
We enjoyed the resort so much that we decided to make a return visit the next year.
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| [14th century. < Old French reto(u)rner "turn again" < to(u)rner "to turn" < Latin tornare] |
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| re·turn·a·ble adjective, noun |
| re·turn·ee [ ri tùr n ] noun |
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in return (for something) as an exchange for something
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many happy returns (of the day) a conventional way of expressing good wishes to somebody whose birthday it is, often as an exclamation
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