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return

English

  1. 🔊 a coming to or returning home
    “on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party”
  2. 🔊 the act of going back to a prior location
    “they set out on their return to the base camp”
  3. 🔊 (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
  4. 🔊 a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
    “he won the point on a cross-court return”
  5. 🔊 a reciprocal group action
    “in return we gave them as good as we got”
  6. 🔊 the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
  7. 🔊 the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
    “the average return was about 5%”
  8. 🔊 the act of someone appearing again
    “his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited”
  9. 🔊 getting something back again
    “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
  10. 🔊 the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
  11. 🔊 happening again (especially at regular intervals)
    “the return of spring”
  12. 🔊 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”
  13. 🔊 a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
    “it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher”
  14. 🔊 submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
    “submit a bill to a legislative body”
  15. 🔊 make a return
    “return a kickback”
  16. 🔊 go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
    “return to your native land”
  17. 🔊 return to a previous position
    “The point returned to the interior of the figure”
  18. 🔊 bring back to the point of departure
  19. 🔊 return in kind
    “return a compliment”
  20. 🔊 go back to a previous state
    “We reverted to the old rules”
  21. 🔊 be restored
    “Her old vigor returned”
  22. 🔊 go back to something earlier
    “This harks back to a previous remark of his”
  23. 🔊 be inherited by
    “The estate fell to my sister”
  24. 🔊 pay back
    “Please refund me my money”
  25. 🔊 give back
    “render money”
  26. 🔊 elect again
  27. 🔊 pass down
    “render a verdict”
  28. 🔊 give or supply
    “The cow brings in 5 liters of milk”
  29. 🔊 answer back

Spanish

  1. 🔊 devolución return
  2. 🔊 regreso return
  3. 🔊 retorno return
  4. 🔊 venida return
  5. 🔊 vuelta return
  6. 🔊 reconducir to return
  7. 🔊 tornar to return
  8. 🔊 revenir to return, revert
  9. 🔊 retornar to return, give back
  10. 🔊 retornar to return, come back
  11. 🔊 regresar to return, go back, come back
  12. 🔊 volver to return, to revert, to get back
  13. 🔊 devolver to return, refund, restore, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.

Similar words

reappearance homecoming restitution restoration regaining paying back getting even return key tax return income tax return rejoinder retort riposte replication comeback counter recurrence coming back issue take takings proceeds yield payoff