return

re-turn · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    (Verb) To give, put, or send something back.

  3. 3.

    (Noun) The act of coming or going back to a place.

  4. 4.

    (Noun) A profit or yield from an investment.

  5. 5.

    (Noun) A ticket for a journey to a place and back again.

Phrases & expressions

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    in return — as a response or exchange
  • •
    return the favor — to do something kind for someone who helped you
  • •
    point of no return — the stage beyond which reversal is impossible
  • •
    many happy returns — birthday wishes for many more years
  • •
    return to form — regain previous high performance

Related words

Antonyms: depart, keep, leave
See also: come back, profit, restore, revert
Synonyms: come back, give back, go back, restore

Etymology

From Old French retorner ("to turn back"), from re- ("back") + torner ("to turn"), from Latin tornare ("to turn on a lathe").