return
Pronunciation:
/ɹɪˈtɜːn//ɹɪˈtɝn/noun
Definitions
The act of returning.
Example: I expect the house to be spotless upon my return.
A return ticket.
Example: Do you want a one-way or a return?
An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.
Example: Last year there were 250 returns of this product, an improvement on the 500 returns the year before.
An answer.
Example: a return to one's question
verb
Definitions
To come or go back (to a place or person).
Example: Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.
To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
Example: To return to my story [...]
To turn back, retreat.
To turn (something) round.