RETURN
\ɹɪtˈɜːn], \ɹɪtˈɜːn], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɜː_n]\
Definitions of RETURN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
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go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
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even the score, in sports
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pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
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a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"
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a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
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return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
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the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
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a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
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the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
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(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
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be restored; "Her old vigor returned"
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submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
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make a return; "return a kickback"
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return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"
By Princeton University
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come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
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go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
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even the score, in sports
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pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
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a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"
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a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
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return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
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the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
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the act of running back the football after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
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a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
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the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.
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To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again.
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To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.
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To revert; to pass back into possession.
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To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
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To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse.
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To repay; as, to return borrowed money.
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To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
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To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks.
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To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.
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To report, or bring back and make known.
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To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or statement; as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an election.
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Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers.
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To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.
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To convey into official custody, or to a general depository.
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To bat (the ball) back over the net.
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To lead in response to the lead of one's partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a club.
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The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary.
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The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital; retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a book or money; a good return in tennis.
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That which is returned.
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A payment; a remittance; a requital.
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An answer; as, a return to one's question.
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An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
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The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.
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The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south.
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The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court.
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The certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document.
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The sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners.
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A day in bank. See Return day, below.
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An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.
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The turnings and windings of a trench or mine.
By Oddity Software
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To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.
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To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again.
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To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.
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To revert; to pass back into possession.
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To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
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To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse.
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To repay; as, to return borrowed money.
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To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
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To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks.
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To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.
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To report, or bring back and make known.
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To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or statement; as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an election.
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Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers.
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To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.
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To convey into official custody, or to a general depository.
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To bat (the ball) back over the net.
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To lead in response to the lead of one's partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a club.
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The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary.
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The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital; retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a book or money; a good return in tennis.
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That which is returned.
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A payment; a remittance; a requital.
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An answer; as, a return to one's question.
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An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
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The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.
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The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south.
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The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court.
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The certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document.
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The sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners.
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An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.
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The turnings and windings of a trench or mine.
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A day in bank. See day, below.
By Noah Webster.
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A coming or going back to or from a place, condition, etc.; a restoring or giving back; as, the return of a borrowed book; repayment; that which is received from labor, investment, etc.; profit; advantage; a formal report of results; as, election returns.
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To come or go back again to the same place or state; go back in thought, etc.; as, to return to the subject; to pass back into possession, as an estate; reply.
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To send, carry, or put back; restore; to repay; as, to return a call; to produce or yield; as, the garden will return a large profit; to send in reply; as, to return an answer; report officially; render or give in, as to a superior; as, to retu n a report.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To come back to the same place or state: to answer: to retort.
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To bring or send back: to transmit: to give back: to repay: to give back in reply: to report: to give an account.
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The act of going back: revolution: periodic renewal: the act of bringing or sending back: restitution: repayment: the profit on capital or labor: a reply: a report or account, esp. official:-pl. a light tobacco: the news of election contests: the result as determined, legally and officially, with reference to elections: news and results in general.
By Daniel Lyons
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Act of going or giving back; renewal; restitution; report; profit.
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To come or go back; answer.
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To send or give back; repay; report.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To put, carry, or send back; repay; answer; yield. as profit.
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To come or go back; revert.
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Returnable.
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Returning; response; answer; restoration; requital; profit; repayment.
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A report, list, etc.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of going back; the act of giving back; periodical coming back; periodical renewal; profit of business; repayment; restitution; the rendering back or delivery of a writ, precept, or execution; an official report.
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To come back to the same place or state; to answer; to revert; to recur.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To come or go back to the same place; to go back to the same state; to revert; to retort; to come again; to bring or send back; to give back; to reply or make answer; to restore; to render.
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The act of coming or going back to the same place; the act of coming back to a former state or condition; repayment; profit; requital; an official report.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Act of coming buck to the same place or condition;- act of returning or sending back to the same place or condition;- that which is returned, as a payment; a remittance; an answer;—a formal account or report;—the profit on labour, on an investment, and the like;- restitution; restoration;- retribution; requital; relapse; - revolution; periodical renewal.