Noun
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the act of someone appearing again
"his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
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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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a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
"he won the point on a cross-court return"
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a reciprocal group action
"in return we gave them as good as we got"
- paying back - getting even -
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
- return key -
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
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happening again (especially at regular intervals)
"the return of spring"
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the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"
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the act of going back to a prior location
"they set out on their return to the base camp"
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getting something back again
"upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
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the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
- coming back -
a coming to or returning home
"on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
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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"
- tax return - income tax return
Verb
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submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
"submit a bill to a legislative body"
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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"
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return to a previous position
in mathematics
"The point returned to the interior of the figure"
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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"
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elect again
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pass down
"render a verdict"
"deliver a judgment"
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pay back
"Please refund me my money"
- give back -
be restored
"Her old vigor returned"
- come back -
answer back
- come back -
make a return
"return a kickback"
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return in kind
"return a compliment"
"return her love"
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bring back to the point of departure
- take back - bring back -
go back to something earlier
"This harks back to a previous remark of his"
- hark back - come back -
go back to a previous state
"We reverted to the old rules"
- turn back -
give back
"render money"
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go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
"return to your native land"
"the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"