return
- noun
- /rɪˈtɜrn/
- Just one month later, and to the surprise of many, UBC announces his return.
- return home
- a return trip
- await the return
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- Fucking also, I am making a return to Twitch.
- Parts of yourself that leave with no return have a past.
- But when we come back, the return of hungry Papawa.
- Could that mark the return of non stretchy fabric for pens?
Examples
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They saw that as a kind of return to the Baroque.
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We wish you a happy return to your h omeland.
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We are expecting his return in a few weeks.
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And she will be treated as such on her return.
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What time do you anticipate her return?
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All Rome rejoices in your return, Caesar.
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Rather, it demanded a return to a more faithful execution of the principles of the Founders.
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They were heralded in fact as a return to the normal.
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After a year abroad, her return to her hometown filled her with nostalgia.
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The community eagerly awaited the return of the much-loved festival after a two-year hiatus.
Synonyms
Entering a place or situation again after leaving it
A return to an earlier state or condition
Going into a place again after leaving it
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
An official paper you send to the tax office that shows your income to work out tax
- Specialized
How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent
The sender's details on an envelope that show where to send it back if not delivered
- Formal
A tax return that a married couple files together to report their combined income and deductions
- Specialized
A tax form sent to correct information filed earlier with the tax office
- Formal
A document sent to the tax office that reports financial transactions without calculating tax owed
- Specialized
A percent showing how well a company makes profit from the money put into it
- Specialized
A form to pay tax you expect to owe when not enough tax is taken from your pay
- Specialized
A change that grows or falls faster over time by a fixed percent
How Recovered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Return was once about 'turning back', so a return is the coming back to a place or situation after being away.