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return

return

413 1.0
An act of coming back to a place or state
  • noun
  • /rɪˈtɜrn/
translation icon : 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
7 4.4

Entering a place or situation again after leaving it

is more general, used for coming back to places or situations
reversion
vsreturn
3 6.9

A return to an earlier state or condition

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

Going into a place again after leaving it

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

Antonyms

176 1.3

To leave a place to start a journey

Idioms

330 2.4

To do something for someone because they did something for you

to return to dust
  • Literature
1 8.3

To slowly fall apart and disappear over time

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

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

76 3.2

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

A moment in a process after which you cannot go back

return on investment
  • Specialized
15 3.5

How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent

rate of return
  • Specialized
14 4.8

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

8 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

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
1 6.4

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

happy return
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A wish that someone will enjoy many happy birthdays

carriage return
  • Specialized
1 7.0

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

1 2.3

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

1 2.1

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

estimated tax return
  • Specialized
7.0

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

exponential return
  • Specialized
7.2

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

false return
  • Jargon
9.1

A tax report that gives untrue information to avoid paying tax

false return
  • Specialized
7.3

A function result of false that shows the action failed

6.8

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

return of post
  • Archaic
8.5

A reply by mail sent on the next delivery

5.3

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

How Recovered

to rise again
35 5.7
return
413 1.0
to come back
1.3
to reappear
70 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.