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return [rɪˈtɚn]

1 return verb
  • to come or go to a place again : to come back or go back again —often + from or to
  • to bring, give, send, or take (something) to the place that it came from or the place where it should go
  • to bring or send (something that you bought) to the place that it came from because it does not work or fit properly, because it is damaged, etc.

2 return noun
  • the act of coming or going back to the place you started from or to a place where you were before
  • the act of going back to an activity, job, situation, etc. : the act of starting to do something again after stopping
  • the fact that something (such as a condition, feeling, or situation) happens again—+ of

3 return adjective
  • used in or taken for returning to a place
  • happening or done for the second time
  • used or paying for a trip that takes you to a place and back to the place you started from