verb

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To come or go back (to a place or person).

example

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

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To go back in thought, narration, or argument.

example

To return to my story [...]

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To turn back, retreat.

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To turn (something) round.

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To place or put back something where it had been.

example

Please return your hands to your lap.

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To give something back to its original holder or owner.

example

You should return the library book within one month.

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To take back something to a vendor for a refund.

example

If the goods don't work, you can return them.

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To give in requital or recompense; to requite.

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

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

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

example

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

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

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To say in reply; to respond.

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

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To relinquish control to the calling procedure.

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To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.

example

This function returns the number of files in the directory.

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To retort; to throw back.

example

to return the lie

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To report, or bring back and make known.

example

to return the result of an election

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(by extension) To elect according to the official report of the election officers.

noun

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The act of one who returns; a coming back.

Examples of returning in a Sentence

I.m returning to the castle.

Her arms slid around his neck of their own volition and she pressed close to him passionately returning his affection.

Laney asked, returning to the kitchen.

Still, she said, returning her attention to the old house.

He moved away without returning to the group.

Instead he asked when the sheriff was returning.

Life was returning to normal – maybe not at the pace she would like.

When is your wife returning?

Finally Aaron and Felipa were returning.

His expression became distant for a moment and finally he nodded, his attention returning to her.

He took the hat and examined it carefully, returning it afterward to the Wizard.

Her hands ceased quivering as she ran them across his chest, over his firm shoulders and shapely arms before returning to his chest.

He was asking for a favor, one Darkyn would discover within seconds of her returning to Hell.

Then, returning home, he blew a tire in Ridgway.

As he was about to leave, Brandon Westlake returned with Cynthia and, being sympathetic to his labors, volunteered to ferry the returning swimmers back to Bird Song.

Dean suggested before returning that they drive ten miles to the Ridgway fairgrounds, where a Sunday morning farmer's market offered fresh fruits and vegetables.

Returning to their vehicle, they cautiously left the roadway on the newly discovered track.

He gave only a glance up the path to the mine before returning to his Jeep.

He wasn't sure if she had seen it, too, or she was afraid he was returning to the road without her.

There was no verbal reply—only a returning wave of her light.

Dean crept from the room, wondering if it was Lydia returning to visit.

Deidre swallowed hard, images from her nightmares returning.

Each morning she took Jonathan to camp before dropping Destiny off at Katie's house and returning to the hospital.

His attention returning to the lap desk, he picked up the pencil as if ready to write something - and then put it down.

Returning her attention to Señor Medena, she smiled.

He'd roamed the palace that was his home many times before returning to live out of the tiny cabin he preferred in the Everdark forest.

Gabriel left, returning to Deidre's apartment.

He watched the emerald form then placed it in his pocket before returning his attention to the demons.

She grabbed a glass, returning to the counter.

He dumped the rest in the garbage disposal and turned it on, returning a few minutes later with the other bottles.

Her headache was returning, her heart beating so fast she knew she'd pass out if she didn't calm down.

His throaty chuckle scared her more than the thought of returning to Sasha.

That may be the only good thing that comes of returning you to the mortal world.

The chances of him ever returning were slim to none.

The Council is working together for once, and Sasha tricked us into thinking he was returning to the Council, disappeared and washed up at the Caribbean Sanctuary.

Jade saw his chance of returning to his ex-lover.s side disappear.

Darkyn growled from deep within his chest before returning to his human form.

We're thinking about returning to his place to live.

He looked out for a long moment, pensive, before returning his attention to her.

He preferred land wars to the space wars and had been returning to the main craft when the ambush occurred.

Her first thought was that he had kidnapped Kiera and was now returning to take her.

She debated returning to her quarters until she could find a more private moment to approach him.

Kiera looked around uncertainly before returning her gaze to A'Ran.

A'Ran turned to adjust her stance before returning to the same pose.

He started past her, then paused, returning to her side to remove the translator from her ear.

He'd waited too long for the Council to support him instead of returning to the planet that needed him.

Wiping them away, she padded into the hall, down the stairs, and to her studio, which overflowed with paintings she'd done in the eight days since returning.

She looked up at her husband from her position scotched down on the parlor floor and resumed sorting Christmas ornaments, packing them away as methodically as if she were returning them to the store.

Fred was back in town, treating the children to sandwiches before returning to the library for a new dose of historical research.

With Fred's help, and two of the returning guests, the group revived Edith.

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