Return

Quick meaning: Return is a verb meaning (intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).

Meaning

(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
2. (intransitive) To recur; to come again.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To turn back, retreat.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To turn (something) round.
5. (transitive) To place or put back something where it had been.
6. (transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.
7. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.

Example Sentences

To return to my story[…]

Winter returns every year.

Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.

Whan Kyng Marke harde hym sey that worde, he returned his horse and abode by hym.

Word Forms

• returns
• returning
• returned
• returnest
• returnedst
• returneth
• returne

Synonyms for return

Depending on context, synonyms include revend, reinstate, render, restore, revest, surrender.

Antonyms for return

Common opposites include take.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include go back, comeback, recurrence, regaining, restoration, revert.

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