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To come, or go, back to a place or person
“Bo Songvisava decided to return to her native country of Thailand to establish her new restaurant.”
To occur or happen again
“We thought that we had managed to fix the issue, but it would sadly return.”
To give, place or hand back something
“Don't forget to return the book when you're done with it.”
To pay back money owed
“The company has agreed to return my payment as they are unable to fulfill their end of the bargain.”
To put, bring, or send back to a former position or state
“To this I declined making any answer, repeating my orders not to converse further till he should abandon this proposition, and return to the former basis.”
To repay with something of equivalent value
“I am sure that he will return the favor one of these days.”
To earn or produce as revenue
“We must accept that it may take years to build the business volume that will return profits.”
To speak or write in reaction to a question, or to another reaction
“Reporters waited patiently for the spokesperson to return an answer after he was asked a pertinent question.”
To go back to a previous, and usually lower or unwanted, state or level
“Price levels are unlikely to return to previous low levels after episodic peaks.”
To deliver a result or judgment following deliberation
“The defendant would wait anxiously for the jury to return a verdict.”
To vote into office
“He was determined to elect a legislative majority that would return him to the Senate.”
(tennis) To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
“Pete's serve was always very difficult to return.”
To compensate or give in return
To return or change back to a former state
To bounce back through the air after hitting something hard
To relinquish possession of
To visit or stay somewhere regularly or frequently
To catch or stop (the ball) and return it
To hand over an accused person to the foreign state in which the crime was committed
To review or check something
To exchange (a coupon, voucher, or trading stamp) for goods, a discount, or money
To gain as a total
To move to face in another direction
An act of repeating, or going back to, an earlier state or situation
“The era saw the return of relative stability, governed by a benevolent regime.”
An act of coming back from a bad situation
“Liam Williams is set to make his return from injury in Saracens' pivotal Champions Cup match against the Ospreys.”
A profit from an investment
“We have been pleased with the return on our investment thus far.”
A payment or benefit for something
“What will I be getting in return for participating in this survey?”
Something said or written in reaction, especially to a question
“I was touched by my father's expressive return to my question about his experiences as a youth.”
An act of coming or going back to a place or activity
“Family members were present to welcome her at the airport on her return.”
The action of returning something
“The natives have strongly demanded the return of their ancestral land.”
Something which has been given or sent back, especially an unwanted ticket for a paid event
“The artist had audiences queuing around the block, hoping to snaffle a return to his first show.”
A ticket which allows someone to travel to a place and back again
“I have booked a return from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and back again.”
An official report or statement submitted in response to a formal demand
“Anybody who doubts the veracity of the figures should consult the US census returns for the year 1880.”
The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry
A result or outcome, especially from work or activity
The reason for which something or someone is used or suited for
Removal of an individual from their current location or community
An act of reversion or relapsing to an earlier state or stage
A trip there and back
Revenge exacted for an insult, injury, or other wrong
(just deserts, idiomatic) A punishment which is deserved or merited
The action of regaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt
The act or process of returning, going back into, or going in again
A formal process by which a person held by one government is handed over to another
A return to a previous (worse) state or condition
A printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted
The recoil of an object bouncing off another
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
A favourable or desirable feature
The action or process of arriving
The act of responding to a gesture or action with a corresponding one
A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete
The act of gaining possession in exchange for something (such as a voucher)
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
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