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Meaning of returned

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

returned

Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈtəːnd//ɹɪˈtɝnd/

verb

Definitions

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

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

  2. To go back in thought, narration, or argument.

    Example: To return to my story [...]

  3. To turn back, retreat.

  4. To turn (something) round.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Bent back; angled.

  2. That has come back.

  3. Yielded as a return on an investment etc.

  4. Back home having been discharged from military service.