Definitions of Return [ɪˈtɜrn]

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Definition of 'Return'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) return
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state:
to return from abroad.

2.  return
to revert to a former owner.

3.  return
to revert or recur, as in thought or discourse.

4.  return
to make a reply or retort.

5. (v.t.) return
to put, bring, take, give, or send back to the original or proper place, position, etc.:
to return a book to a shelf.

6.  return
to send or give back in reciprocation, recompense, or requital:
to return evil for good.

7.  return
to reciprocate, repay, or react to (something sent, done, etc.) with something similar:
to return a favor.

8.  return
to render (a verdict, decision, etc.).

9.  return
to give (a statement or a writ of actions done) to a judge or official.

10.  return
to reflect (light, sound, etc.).

11.  return
to yield (a profit, revenue, etc.).

12.  return
to report or announce officially.

13.  return
to elect or reelect, as to a legislative body.

14.  return
to send or hit back, as a served ball in tennis.

15.  return
Cards. to respond to (a suit led) by a similar lead.

16.  return
Chiefly Archit. to cause to turn or proceed in a different direction:
to return a molding.

17. (n.) return
the act or fact of returning, as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back.

18.  return
a recurrence.

19.  return
reciprocation, repayment, or requital:
profits in return for outlay.

20.  return
response or reply.

21.  return
the gain realized on an exchange of goods.

22.  return
Often, returns. a yield or profit, as from labor or investment.

23.  return
Usu., returns. an official or unofficial report on a count of votes, candidates elected, etc.:
election returns.

24.  return
Archit.

25.  return
the continuation of a molding, projection, etc., in a different direction.

26.  return
a side or part that falls away from the front of any straight or flat member or area.

27.  return
Sports.

28.  return
the act of returning a ball.

29.  return
the ball that is returned.

30.  return
(in football) a runback.

31.  return
Law.

32.  return
the sending back of a writ, summons, etc., with a brief report endorsed on it, by a sheriff to the court that issued it.

33.  return
a certified document by an assessor, election official, etc.

34.  return
the report contained in such a document.

35.  return
Cards. a lead that responds to a partner's lead.

36.  return
returns,

37.  return
merchandise shipped back to a supplier from a retailer or distributor as unsold.

38.  return
merchandise returned to a retailer by a consumer.

39. (adj.) return
of or pertaining to a return or returning.

40.  return
sent, given, or done in return.

41.  return
done or occurring again:
a return engagement of the opera.

42.  return
noting a person or thing that is returned or returning to a place:
return cargo.

43.  return
changing in direction; doubling or returning on itself:
a return twist in a road.

44.  return
used for returning, recirculating, etc.:
the return road.

45.  return
played in order to provide the loser of an earlier game with the opportunity to win from the same opponent.

46.  return
adequate, necessary, or provided to enable the return of mail to its sender:
a return envelope.

Etymology: (1275–1325; (v.) retornen < MF retorner, OF; (n.) < AF retorn, der. of OF retorner)

Definition of 'Return'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) tax return, income tax return, return
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"

2. (noun) return, homecoming
a coming to or returning home
"on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"

3. (noun) return, coming back
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

4. (noun) restitution, return, restoration, regaining
getting something back again
"upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"

5. (noun) return
the act of going back to a prior location
"they set out on their return to the base camp"

6. (noun) return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"

7. (noun) recurrence, return
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
"the return of spring"

8. (noun) rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

9. (noun) return key, return
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

10. (noun) return, paying back, getting even
a reciprocal group action
"in return we gave them as good as we got"

11. (noun) return
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
"he won the point on a cross-court return"

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

13. (verb) reappearance, return
the act of someone appearing again
"his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"

14. (verb) return
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
"return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"

15. (verb) render, return
give back
"render money"

16. (verb) revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
go back to a previous state
"We reverted to the old rules"

17. (verb) hark back, return, come back, recall
go back to something earlier
"This harks back to a previous remark of his"

18. (verb) return, take back, bring back
bring back to the point of departure

19. (verb) return
return in kind
"return a compliment"; "return her love"

20. (verb) return
make a return
"return a kickback"

21. (verb) retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
answer back

22. (verb) come back, return
be restored
"Her old vigor returned"

23. (verb) refund, return, repay, give back
pay back
"Please refund me my money"

24. (verb) render, deliver, return
pass down
"render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

25. (verb) reelect, return
elect again

26. (verb) fall, return, pass, devolve
be inherited by
"The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

27. (verb) return
return to a previous position; in mathematics
"The point returned to the interior of the figure"

28. (verb) render, yield, return, give, generate
give or supply
"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

29. (verb) return
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
"submit a bill to a legislative body"

Definition of 'Return'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) return
to go back to a place
She wanted to return to Ireland.; a couple returning home after a night out

2.  return
to give, put, or send back
Please return your library books on time.; You may return any items within 30 days of purchase.; He returned the scissors to the drawer.

3.  return
return to
to begin again; = resume
She stopped and then quickly returned to her conversation.

4.  return
to go back to a previous state; = revert to
Bus services are due to return to normal tomorrow.

5.  return
return to normal
to do the same thing sb has done to you
to return the compliment

6.  return
return a verdict (of)
(of a jury) to state what has been decided
The jury has returned a verdict of "guilty."

7.  return
when sb gives, puts, or sends sth back
the return of the missing money to the register

8.  return
sth that you send back to the seller
Your return will be refunded to your credit card.

9.  return
when sth starts again
a return to peace; fears about the return of high unemployment

10.  return
a profit from an investment
a high/low return; a return of 5%

11.  return
in return (for)
in exchange
We paid him in return for a meal and a place to sleep.; He's been so kind to us - I'd like to do something for him in return.

12.  return
returns
election results
The returns are still coming in.

13.  return
a round-trip ticket
A return to Brighton, please.

Definition of 'Return'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Return
the act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary

2. (noun) Return
the act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital; retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a book or money; a good return in tennis

3. (noun) Return
that which is returned

4. (noun) Return
a payment; a remittance; a requital

5. (noun) Return
an answer; as, a return to one's question

6. (noun) Return
an account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information

7. (noun) Return
the profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc

8. (noun) Return
the continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south

9. (noun) Return
the rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court

10. (noun) Return
the certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document

11. (noun) Return
the sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners

12. (noun) Return
a day in bank. See Return day, below

13. (noun) Return
an official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc

14. (noun) Return
the turnings and windings of a trench or mine

15. (verb) Return
to turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition

16. (verb) Return
to come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again

17. (verb) Return
to speak in answer; to reply; to respond

18. (verb) Return
to revert; to pass back into possession

19. (verb) Return
to go back in thought, narration, or argument

20. (verb) Return
to bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse

21. (verb) Return
to repay; as, to return borrowed money

22. (verb) Return
to give in requital or recompense; to requite

23. (verb) Return
to give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks

24. (verb) Return
to retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie

25. (verb) Return
to report, or bring back and make known

26. (verb) Return
to render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or statement; as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an election

27. (verb) Return
hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers

28. (verb) Return
to bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ

29. (verb) Return
to convey into official custody, or to a general depository

30. (verb) Return
to bat (the ball) back over the net

31. (verb) Return
to lead in response to the lead of one's partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a club

Definition of 'Return'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. Return
A line or conductor which is supposed to carry current back to its starting point, after it has traversed a line. It may be a wire or the grounding of the ends of a line [or] may make the earth act as a return, termed ground- or earth-return. The best distinction of a return is to so term the portion of a circuit on which no apparatus is placed.

Translation of 'Return'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to come or go back He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.
Afrikaans: terugkeer	Arabic: يَعود	Bulgarian: .връщам се
Brazilian: voltar	Czech: vrátit se	German: zurückkehren
Danish: vende tilbage	Greek: επιστρέφω, γυρίζω	Spanish: volver, regresar
Estonian: tagasi tulema, tagasi min	Farsi: باز گشتن	Finnish: palata
French: revenir, retourner	Hebrew: לַחֲזוֹר	Hindi: लौटना
Croatian: vratiti se	Hungarian: visszaérkezik, -tér	Indonesian: kembali
Icelandic: snúa/koma aftur	Italian: ritornare	Japanese: 帰る
Korean: 돌아오다	Lithuanian: (su)grįžti	Latvian: atgriezties
Malay: kembali	Dutch: terugkeren	Norwegian: komme/gå/vende tilbake
Polish: (po)wrócić	Persian: باز گشتن	Pashto: ګرځيدل،راغيرګيدل راستنيدل
Portuguese: voltar	Romanian: a reveni, a seîntoarce	Russian: возвращаться
Slovak: vrátiť sa	Slovenian: vrniti se	Serbian: vratiti se
Swedish: återvända	Thai: กลับ; หวนกลับ	Turkish: dönmek, geri gelmek
Taiwanese: 返回	Ukrainian: повертатися	Urdu: واپس آنا یا جانا
Vietnamese: trở lại	Chinese: 返回
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