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"return" Meaning in English

1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Part of speech : noun

Example : the average return was about 5%

Synonyms

yield , take , issue , payoff , takings , proceeds

2. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

counter , comeback , replication , riposte , retort , rejoinder

3. answer back

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

riposte , retort , come back , repay , rejoin

4. go back to a previous state

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

regress , revert , turn back , retrovert

5. give or supply

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

yield , give , render , generate

6. go back to something earlier

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

recall , come back , hark back

7. be inherited by

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

fall , pass , devolve

8. pay back

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

refund , repay , give back

9. getting something back again

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

restitution , restoration , regaining

10. pass down

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

render , deliver

11. bring back to the point of departure

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

bring back , take back

12. a reciprocal group action

Part of speech : noun

Example : in return we gave them as good as we got

Synonyms

paying back , getting even

13. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

Part of speech : noun

Example : Their gross income was enough that they had to file a return.

Synonyms

tax return , income tax return

14. be restored

Part of speech : verb

Example : After a long illness, their old vigor slowly returned.

Synonyms

come back

15. give back

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

render

16. elect again

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

reelect

17. the act of someone appearing again

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

reappearance

18. a coming to or returning home

Part of speech : noun

Example : On my return from Australia, I was given a welcoming party.

Synonyms

homecoming

19. the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

return key

20. happening again (especially at regular intervals)

Part of speech : noun

Example : the return of spring

Synonyms

recurrence

21. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

coming back

22. submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

Part of speech : verb

23. make a return

Part of speech : verb

Example : return a kickback

24. go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

Part of speech : verb

Example : return to your native land

25. return to a previous position

Part of speech : verb

26. return in kind

Part of speech : verb

Example : return a compliment

27. the act of going back to a prior location

Part of speech : noun

Example : they set out on their return to the base camp

28. (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

Part of speech : noun

29. a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

Part of speech : noun

Example : The player won the point on a cross-court return.

Translation for "return"

return meaning in Spanish : regreso

return meaning in German : Rückkehr

return meaning in Japanese : 戻る

return meaning in Turkish : dönüş

return meaning in Chinese : 返回

return meaning in Arabic : إرجاع

return meaning in Polish : powrót

return meaning in Hindi : वापसी

return meaning in French : revenir

return meaning in Russian : вернуть

return meaning in Tamil : திரும்ப

return meaning in Telugu : తిరిగి

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