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return

return

10 3.3
A key you press to move to a new line
  • noun
  • /rɪˈtɜrn/
translation icon : tecla Enter
  • Press return.

So if we run this piece of code again with pressing command and return on the line, we're going to have the exponential of Y.

Examples

  • I have just found out that the Return key does not work to start a new paragraph.

    Blog text (32)
  • Computer, return lighting to previous level.

  • The only difference is this little return here, right?

  • Sam, it would be really nice to get that carriage return issue sorted out.

    Blog text (32)
  • Madison keeps pressing the return button over and over, making sure it worked.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The sergeant hit the return button on the Selectric III.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Press Return.

  • A stamped, pre-addressed return envelope was provided.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Jim pressed return and found his spacecraft traveling in the higher orbit he needed for docking.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • When she pressed return on her keyboard, the cursor moved to the next line.

Synonyms

carriage return
vsreturn
  • Specialized
1 7.0

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

is the physical button that triggers this code rather than the code itself
return key
vsreturn
1 2.1

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

is the same function but often the shorter name for it

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

Surface Forms

return singular
returns plural

Morphology

return = return (semi-transparent) = re + turn

The noun is named from the action of the verb 'return', but the specific keyboard-key sense is specialized and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Return as a key comes from the old typewriter phrase 'carriage return', where the machine would 'move back' to the start of a line, so pressing the return key starts a new line or action.