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return (v.)go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before;
the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
return to your native land
return (v.)go back to a previous state;
return (v.)go back to something earlier;
Synonyms: hark back /
come back /
recall return (v.)bring back to the point of departure;
Synonyms: take back / bring back
return (v.)return in kind;
return (v.)make a return;
return (v.)be restored;
Synonyms: come back
return (v.)elect again;
Synonyms: reelect
return (v.)be inherited by;
The land returned to the family
return (v.)return to a previous position; in mathematics;
The point returned to the interior of the figure
return (v.)give or supply;
return (v.)submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority;
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return (n.)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
Synonyms: tax return / income tax return
return (n.)a coming to or returning home;
on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
return (n.)the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction;
Synonyms: coming back
return (n.)getting something back again;
return (n.)the act of going back to a prior location;
they set out on their return to the base camp
return (n.)the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property;
the average return was about 5%
return (n.)happening again (especially at regular intervals);
return (n.)a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);
return (n.)the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed;
Synonyms: return key
return (n.)a reciprocal group action;
in return we gave them as good as we got
Synonyms: paying back / getting even
return (n.)a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player;
he won the point on a cross-court return
return (n.)(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble;
return (n.)the act of someone appearing again;
Synonyms: reappearance
