Meaning

20 senses
  1. (intransitive)To come or go back (to a place or person).

    Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.

    zurückkehren, zurückkommen

    возвраща́тьсяvozvraščátʹsja, возврати́тьсяvozvratítʹsja, верну́тьсяvernútʹsja

    поверта́тисяpovertátysja, поверну́тисяpovernútysja, верта́тисяvertátysja

    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

  2. (intransitive)To go back in thought, narration, or argument.

    To return to my story[…]

    возвраща́тьсяvozvraščátʹsja, возврати́тьсяvozvratítʹsja, верну́тьсяvernútʹsja

    answer back

  3. (intransitive)To recur; to come again.

    Winter returns every year.

    elect again

  4. (transitive)To place or put back something where it had been.

    Please return your hands to your lap.

    Strain the stock and return it to the pan.

    pay back

  5. (transitive)To give something back to its original holder or owner.

    You should return the library book within one month.

    zurückgeben

    возвраща́тьvozvraščátʹ, возврати́тьvozvratítʹ, верну́тьvernútʹ

    поверта́тиpovertáty, поверну́тиpovernúty, верта́тиvertáty

    give back

  6. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.

    give or supply

  7. (transitive)To reciprocate (a visit or telephone call, electronic message, etc.).

    Hello, I’m just returning your call. What did you want to talk about?

    I wrote to my ex-wife but she won't return my emails.

  8. (transitive)To take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund.

    Yeah, it’s $600,000 but, if it doesn’t work, you can always return it. As long as it’s undamaged and in the original packaging, I’ll give you a full refund.

  9. To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.

    The player couldn’t return the serve because it was so fast.

  10. To play a card as a result of another player’s lead.

    If one players plays a trump, the others must return a trump.

  11. To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.

  12. (transitive)To say in reply; to respond.

    to return an answer; to return thanks; “Do it yourself!” she returned.

Examples

3084 sentences
  1. He returned to his native village.

    Він повернувся до рідного села.

    ruОн вернулся в родную деревню.

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  2. She will return within an hour.

    Вона повернеться на протязі години.

    ruОна вернется в течение часа.

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  3. Tom returned the keys to Mary.

    Том повернув ключі Мері.

    ruТом вернул ключи Мэри.

    deTom gab Maria die Schlüssel wieder.

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  4. Don't forget to return my pen.

    Не забудь повернути мені ручку.

    ruНе забудь вернуть мою ручку.

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  5. I've just returned from a trip.

    Я щойно повернувся з подорожі.

    ruЯ только что вернулся из поездки.

    deIch bin gerade von einer Reise zurückgekehrt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to come or go back:
to give something back to its original holder or owner:
Русский
By meaning 2
to come or go back:
to give something back to its original holder or owner:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to come or go back:
to give something back to its original holder or owner:

Origin

From Middle English returnen, retornen, from Anglo-Norman returner, from Old French retour

From Middle English returnen, retornen, from Anglo-Norman returner, from Old French retourner, retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare (“to turn back”), from re- + tornare (“to turn”). By surface analysis, re- + turn. Compare beturn. Displaced native Old English eftċierran, literally "eft-char".

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Forms

returns, returning, returned, returned
Base formreturn · to return
3rd person singularreturns
Present participlereturning
Past simplereturned
Past participlereturned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreturn
he, she, itreturns

Past simpleLesson

all personsreturned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave returned
he, she, ithas returned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill return

Synonyms

22 synonyms
undo a purchase:revend
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • return home
  • to return to
  • return the book
  • just returned from
  • return my calls
  • want to return
  • plan to return
  • return this book
  • has just returned
  • to return home
  • return to your
  • return on october

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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