return Antonyms
Meaning of return
return (n)
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a coming to or returning home
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
getting something back again
the act of going back to a prior location
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
a reciprocal group action
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
the act of someone appearing again
return (v)
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
give back
go back to a previous state
go back to something earlier
bring back to the point of departure
return in kind
make a return
answer back
be restored
pay back
pass down
elect again
be inherited by
return to a previous position; in mathematics
give or supply
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
return (v. i.)
To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.
To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again.
To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.
To revert; to pass back into possession.
To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
return (v. t.)
To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse.
To repay; as, to return borrowed money.
To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks.
To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.
To report, or bring back and make known.
To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or statement; as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an election.
Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers.
To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.
To convey into official custody, or to a general depository.
To bat (the ball) back over the net.
To lead in response to the lead of one's partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a club.
return (n.)
The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary.
The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital; retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a book or money; a good return in tennis.
That which is returned.
A payment; a remittance; a requital.
An answer; as, a return to one's question.
An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.
The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south.
The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court.
The certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document.
The sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners.
A day in bank. See day, below.
An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.
The turnings and windings of a trench or mine.
return Sentence Examples
- Upon completing his mission, the agent returned to headquarters with the classified documents.
- The prodigal son returned home after years of wandering, seeking forgiveness.
- The overdue library book was finally returned, avoiding a late fee.
- The investment yielded a significant return, surpassing expectations.
- After a long hiatus, the television show made its triumphant return to the airwaves.
- The injured deer returned to the forest, its wound healed.
- The customer returned the faulty product, demanding a refund.
- The stolen necklace was anonymously returned to its rightful owner.
- The prodigal daughter returned to her family, seeking acceptance and love.
- The traveler returned from his perilous journey, bearing tales of adventure.
FAQs About the word return
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability, a coming to or returning home, the occurrence of a change in direction back in
restore,replace,reconvey
take, take,remove, remove,
Upon completing his mission, the agent returned to headquarters with the classified documents.
The prodigal son returned home after years of wandering, seeking forgiveness.
The overdue library book was finally returned, avoiding a late fee.
The investment yielded a significant return, surpassing expectations.
