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Definitions for returning
re·turn·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
returning, revertingadjective
tending to return to an earlier state
returning(a), reversiveadjective
tending to be turned back
Wikipedia
returning
In retail, a product return is the process of a customer taking previously purchased merchandise back to the retailer, and in turn receiving a refund in the original form of payment, exchange for another item (identical or different), or a store credit.
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returning
Returning generally refers to the act of coming or going back to a place or situation. It can also mean giving something back to its original holder or place. In computer programming, returning refers to the process of ending execution of the current function and resuming it at the point in the code immediately following where the function was called.
Webster Dictionary
Returning
of Return
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'returning' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2966
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of returning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of returning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of returning in a Sentence
Vladimir Putin.Kristine Berzina:
The West needs every possible form of leverage that The West can get to dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine, russia's ambitions right now are huge and the explicit asks it has made of The West on returning troops to where they were in the early 90s and to close the door on NATO expansion, these are not in line with the West's values, so The West really can't give Russia what The West wants there.
China looks to be returning to a very familiar investment and real estate-driven growth pattern, somewhat at odds with their claims of economic rebalancing.
We have sent a very clear message early on in light of the fact that we are in the midst of a pandemic, that the border is not open and people should not take the perilous journey here, we are returning people to other countries.
The empty beds of rivers fill again; Trees leafless now renew their vernal bloom; Returning moons their lustrous phase resume; But man a second youth expects in vain.*
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:
Measures to check and secure the territory in some villages of the region are ongoing, we are gradually taking control of new settlements -- we are returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for all our people everywhere.
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- عودةArabic
- vráceníCzech
- returneringDanish
- RückkehrGerman
- επιστροφήGreek
- regresarSpanish
- عودتPersian
- palaavatFinnish
- retourFrench
- लौटनेHindi
- visszatérőHungarian
- kembaliIndonesian
- ritornoItalian
- חוזרHebrew
- 帰国Japanese
- 반환Korean
- ReversusqueLatin
- terugkerendeDutch
- returNorwegian
- powracającyPolish
- voltarPortuguese
- întoarcereRomanian
- возвратеRussian
- återvändandeSwedish
- திரும்பிTamil
- การคืนThai
- dTurkish
- поверненняUkrainian
- واپس لوٹنےUrdu
- trở vềVietnamese
- אומגעקערטYiddish
- 回国Chinese
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