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return

/ return /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
"submit a bill to a legislative body"
Type of:
submit subject
Kinds of:
report out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
noun Sense 2
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
Type of:
turning turn
Derived:
revert retrovert regress turn back
verb Sense 3
bring back to the point of departure
Type of:
bring convey take
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
return to a previous position; in mathematics
"The point returned to the interior of the figure"
Type of:
go back get back come back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
resurrect rise uprise revisit trace
Derived:
homecoming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
make a return
"return a kickback"
Type of:
transport carry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
football football game
noun Sense 7
a reciprocal group action
"in return we gave them as good as we got"
Type of:
group action
Kinds of:
requital retaliation revenge reciprocation tit for tat
noun Sense 8
a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player
"he won the point on a cross-court return"
Type of:
tennis stroke tennis shot
Kinds of:
forehand forehand stroke forehand shot backhand backhand stroke
Has parts:
tennis lawn tennis
noun Sense 9
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
Type of:
run running running play
Domain:
American football American football game
noun Sense 10
the act of returning to a prior location
"they set out on their return to the base camp"
Type of:
motion movement move
Kinds of:
reentry remand
Derived:
take back bring back go back get back come back
verb Sense 11
return in kind
"return a compliment"
"return her love"
Type of:
reciprocate
Derived:
rejoinder retort riposte replication comeback
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 12
a coming to or returning home
"on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
Type of:
arrival
Kinds of:
repatriation
Derived:
go back get back come back
noun Sense 13
the income arising from land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"
Type of:
income
Kinds of:
economic rent rent payback
Derived:
render yield give generate subscribe
verb Sense 14
be inherited by
"The estate fell to my sister"
"The land returned to the family"
"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
Type of:
change hands
Kinds of:
fall light
Verb group:
accrue fall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 15
pay back
"Please refund me my money"
Type of:
pay
Kinds of:
reimburse restore restitute
Derived:
repayment quittance refund
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 16
give back
"render money"
Type of:
give
Kinds of:
feed back resubmit
Derived:
restitution restoration regaining
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
noun Sense 17
the act of someone appearing again
"his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
Type of:
appearance
Kinds of:
comeback
Derived:
reappear re-emerge
verb Sense 18
go back to something earlier
"This harks back to a previous remark of his"
Type of:
denote refer
Kinds of:
recur go back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 19
elect again
Type of:
elect
Derived:
reelection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 20
getting something back again
"upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
Type of:
acquisition
Kinds of:
clawback
Derived:
recover retrieve find regain restore
noun Sense 21
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
Type of:
key
noun Sense 22
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
"the return of spring"
Type of:
repeat repetition
Kinds of:
atavism reversion throwback flashback
Derived:
recur repeat
verb Sense 23
go back to a previous state
"We reverted to the old rules"
Type of:
change by reversal turn reverse
Kinds of:
relapse lapse recidivate regress retrogress
Derived:
regression regress reversion retrogression retroversion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 24
be restored
"Her old vigor returned"
Type of:
reappear re-emerge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 25
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
Type of:
reply response
Kinds of:
sass sassing backtalk back talk lip
Derived:
counter retort come back repay riposte
noun Sense 26
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer''s tax liability
"his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"
Type of:
legal document legal instrument official document
Kinds of:
amended return declaration of estimated tax estimated tax return false return information return
verb Sense 27
give or supply
"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"
"This year''s crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"
"The estate renders some revenue for the family"
Type of:
produce make create
Derived:
generation issue proceeds take takings
Verb group:
give bring about yield establish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 28
pass down
"render a verdict"
"deliver a judgment"
Type of:
communicate pass on pass
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 29
answer back
Type of:
answer reply respond
Derived:
rejoinder retort riposte replication comeback
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
29
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
176
Times Searched
3
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