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
Fucking also, I am making a return to Twitch.
- 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.
Academic text (2011) -
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
The sender's details on an envelope that show where to send it back if not delivered
- Specialized
How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent
- 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
- Specialized
A form to pay tax you expect to owe when not enough tax is taken from your pay
- 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
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.