return
- noun
- /rɪˈtɜrn/
- 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.
- 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
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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.
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The only difference is this little return here, right?
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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.
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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
A key or action that moves the cursor to the start of a new line
A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to a new line or starts a new command
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.