retsina
retsina

return


Definition: Meaning of, return in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈtəːn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
return returned returned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
returning returns
  1. go back [intransitive] to go or come back to a place where you were before [=  go back, come back]
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  2. give back [transitive] to give or send something back, or to put something back in its place [=  give back, put back]
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  3. feeling/situation [intransitive] if a feeling, situation etc returns, it starts to exist or happen again [=  come back]
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  4. do the same [transitive] to do something to someone because they have done the same thing to you
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  5. answer [transitive] written to answer someone
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  6. ball [transitive] to hit the ball back to your opponent in a game such as tennis
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  7. elect [transitive usually passive] British English to elect someone to a political position, especially to represent you in parliament
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  8. return a verdict when a JURY return their VERDICT, they say whether someone is guilty or not
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  9. profit [transitive] to make a profit
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return returns
  1. coming back [singular] the act of returning from somewhere, or your arrival back in a place
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  2. giving back [singular] the act of giving, putting, or sending something back
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  3. changing back [singular] a change back to a previous state or situation
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  4. starting again [singular] when someone starts an activity again after they had stopped
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  5. profit [uncountable and countable] the amount of profit that you get from something
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  6. in return (for something) as payment or reward for something
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  7. feeling/situation [singular] when a feeling, situation etc starts to exist or happen again
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  8. computer [uncountable] the key that you press on a computer at the end of an instruction or to move to a new line [=  enter]
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  9. statement [countable] a statement giving written information in reply to official questions
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  10. vote [countable] technical a vote in an election
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  11. by return (of post) British English if you reply to a letter by return, you send your reply almost immediately
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  12. ticket [countable] British English a ticket for a journey from one place to another and back again ; =  round trip AmE]
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  1. used or paid for a journey from one place to another and back again [↪  single ; =  round trip AmE]
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return used in phrases

  • Rover's Return, the
    1. the PUB in the British television SOAP OPERA CORONATION STREET, where many of the characters often meet
  • amended return (noun)
    1. a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return
  • carriage return (noun)
    1. the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line
  • day return (noun)
    1. a train or bus ticket that lets you go somewhere at a cheaper price than usual, if you go there and back on the same day
  • estimated tax return (noun)
    1. return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year
  • exponential return (noun)
    1. a decrease that follows an exponential function
  • false return (noun)
    1. an incorrect income tax return
  • in return (adverb)
    1. often followed by 'for' in exchange or in reciprocation
  • income tax return (noun)
    1. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
  • information return (noun)
    1. a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability
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return used in phrasal verbs

  • return to (phrasal verb)
    1. return to something to go back to a previous state or way of behaving
    2. return to something to go back to a subject that has already been mentioned
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