return

Pronunciation: US [rɪˈtɜrn] UK [rɪˈtɜː(r)n]

Synonyms

v.	1. to go back to a place where you were earlier, or to come back from a place where you have just been; if a feeling or situation returns, it starts to happen again 2. to put, send, or take something back to the place where it came from 3. to do or say something to someone that is similar to something that they have done or said to you 4. to produce a particular amount of profit on money that has been invested 5. to hit a ball back to your opponent in a game such as tennis 6. to elect someone to a position, especially in a legislature
n.	1. <<> Same as return ticket 2. a situation in which you go back to a place or come back from a place 3. a situation in which you go back to a previous activity or condition; the start of a feeling or situation again 4. the action of putting, sending, or taking something back to the place where it came from 5. a profit on money that you have invested 6. a round- trip; a ticket for an event that you give back because you no longer want it, so that it can be sold to someone else 7. the results of an election 8. an official form that you must fill out, especially one involving taxes 9. a return key 10. the action of hitting a ball back to an opponent in a game such as tennis
adj.	1. round- trip; relating to the part of a trip that involves going back to a place or coming back from a place 2. a return match, game, etc. is the second one that is played between two opponents or teams