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return

return

577 1.0
An act of coming back to a place or state
  • noun
  • /rɪˈtɜrn/
: regreso
  • Just one month later, and to the surprise of many, UBC announces his return.
  • return home
  • a return trip
  • await the return

Fucking also, I am making a return to Twitch.

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Examples

  • They saw that as a kind of return to the Baroque.

  • We wish you a happy return to your h omeland.

  • We are expecting his return in a few weeks.

  • And she will be treated as such on her return.

  • What time do you anticipate her return?

  • All Rome rejoices in your return, Caesar.

  • Rather, it demanded a return to a more faithful execution of the principles of the Founders.

    Academic text (2011)
  • They were heralded in fact as a return to the normal.

  • After a year abroad, her return to her hometown filled her with nostalgia.

  • The community eagerly awaited the return of the much-loved festival after a two-year hiatus.

Synonyms

reentry
vsreturn
9 4.4

Entering a place or situation again after leaving it

is more general, used for coming back to places or situations
reversion
vsreturn
5 6.9

A return to an earlier state or condition

is broader, covering physical coming back as well as state changes
reentrance
vsreturn
1 5.5

Going into a place again after leaving it

is more general, used for coming back to places or situations

Antonyms

170 1.3

To leave a place to start a journey

Idioms

323 2.4

To do something for someone because they did something for you

Get back to a previous good level of ability after a time of decline

to return to dust
  • Literature
1 8.3

To slowly fall apart and disappear over time

1 8.4

Send something as soon as possible by the next post

To go back to the main topic or task after a distraction

Compounds

113 3.2

An official paper you send to the tax office that shows your income to work out tax

return on investment
  • Specialized
35 3.5

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

A moment in a process after which you cannot go back

rate of return
  • Specialized
13 4.8

Profit or loss on an investment shown as a percent of its cost

10 3.6

A form you send to the tax office showing your income and expenses

5 1.0

A ticket that lets you go to a place and return on the same route

happy return
  • Archaic
4 5.1

A wish that someone will enjoy many happy birthdays

joint return
  • Formal
3 5.6

A tax return that a married couple files together to report their combined income and deductions

amended return
  • Specialized
2 6.4

A tax form sent to correct information filed earlier with the tax office

false return
  • Jargon
1 9.1

A tax report that gives untrue information to avoid paying tax

1 6.8

A document sent to the tax office that reports financial transactions without calculating tax owed

carriage return
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A key or action that moves the cursor to the start of a new line

1 2.1

A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to a new line or starts a new command

1 5.3

A percent showing how well a company makes profit from the money put into it

1 2.3

A ticket to travel to a place and back on the same day

estimated tax return
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A form to pay tax you expect to owe when not enough tax is taken from your pay

false return
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A function result of false that shows the action failed

exponential return
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A change that grows or falls faster over time by a fixed percent

return of post
  • Archaic
1 8.5

A reply by mail sent on the next delivery

How Recovered

to rise again
52 5.7
return
577 1.0
to come back
∞ 1.3
to reappear
61 2.7

Surface Forms

return singular
returns plural

Etymology

Return was once about 'turning back', so a return is the coming back to a place or situation after being away.