Returned
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈtəːnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Returned is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of return.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of return.
More Meanings
- Bent back; angled.
- That has come back.
- (finance) Yielded as a return on an investment etc.
- (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) Back home having been discharged from military service.
Example Sentences
There are about thirty full-blooded returned men in this state whom I believe are not entitled to the old-age pension.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include go back, comeback, recurrence, regaining, restoration, revert.
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