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R0200200 (rĭ-tûrn′)v. re·turned, re·turn·ing, re·turns v.intr.1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place: She returned to her office after lunch.2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice: I returned to my knitting after answering the phone.3. To revert to a former owner.4. To answer or respond: I said hello to him, and he returned in kind.v.tr.1. To send, put, or carry back: We return bottles to the store.2. a. To give or send back in reciprocation: She returned his praise.b. To give back to the owner: He returned her book.c. To reflect or send back: The echo was returned by the canyon wall.3. To produce or yield (profit or interest) as a payment for labor, investment, or expenditure.4. Law a. To submit (an official report, for example) to a judge or other person in authority.b. To render or deliver (a writ or verdict, for example) to the proper officer or court of law.5. To elect or reelect, as to a legislative body.6. Games To respond to (a partner's lead) by leading the same suit in cards.7. Architecture To turn away from or place at an angle to the previous line of direction.8. a. Sports To hit or send back (a tennis ball, for example) to one's opponent.b. Football To run with (the ball) after a kickoff, punt, interception, or fumble.n.1. a. The act or condition of going, coming, bringing, or sending back: After my return, we can discuss this matter further.b. The act of bringing or sending something back to a previous place, condition, or owner: the late return of a library book.2. a. Something brought or sent back.b. returns Merchandise returned, as to a retailer by a consumer or to a wholesaler by a retailer.c. Something that goes or comes back.3. A recurrence, as of a periodic occasion or event: the return of spring.4. Something exchanged for that received; repayment.5. A reply; a response.6. a. The profit made on an exchange of goods.b. often returns A profit or yield, as from labor or investments.c. Output or yield per unit rather than cost per unit, as in the manufacturing of a particular product.7. a. A report, list, or set of statistics, especially one that is formal or official.b. often returns A report on the vote in an election.c. Chiefly British An election.8. Games A lead in certain card games that responds to the lead of one's partner.9. Sports In tennis and certain other sports:a. The act of hitting or sending the ball back to one's opponent.b. The ball thus sent back.10. Football a. The act of running back the ball after a kickoff, punt, interception, or fumble.b. The yardage so gained.11. Architecture a. The extension of a molding, projection, or other part at an angle (usually 90°) to the main part.b. A part of a building set at an angle to the façade.12. a. A turn, bend, or similar reversal of direction, as in a stream or road.b. A pipe or conduit for carrying something, especially water, back to its starting point.13. a. The key or mechanism on a machine, such as a typewriter, that positions the carriage or printing element at the beginning of a new line.b. A key on a computer keyboard or keypad used to begin a new line or paragraph in a text editor.14. Chiefly British A roundtrip ticket.15. Law a. The bringing or sending back of a writ, subpoena, or other document, generally with a short written report on it, by a sheriff or other officer to the court from which it was issued.b. A certified report by an assessor, election officer, collector, or other official.16. A formal tax statement on the required official form indicating taxable income, allowed deductions, exemptions, and the computed tax that is due. Also called income tax return, tax return.adj.1. Of, relating to, or bringing about a going or coming back to a place or situation: the return voyage; a return envelope.2. Given, sent, or done in reciprocation or exchange: a return volley; a return invitation.3. Performed, presented, or taking place again: a return engagement of the ballet; a return tennis match.4. Returning or affording return or recirculation: a return plumbing pipe; a return valve.5. a. Reversing or changing direction.b. Having or formed by a reversal or change in direction; returning on itself, as a bend in a road or stream.Idiom: in return In repayment or reciprocation.

[Middle English retornen, from Old French retourner, from Vulgar Latin *retornāre : Latin re-, re- + Latin tornāre, to turn in a lathe; see turn.]

re·turn′er n.

return

(rɪˈtɜːn) vb1. (intr) to come back to a former place or state2. (tr) to give, take, or carry back; replace or restore3. (tr) to repay or recompense, esp with something of equivalent value: return the compliment. 4. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to earn or yield (profit or interest) as an income from an investment or venture5. (intr) to come back or revert in thought or speech: I'll return to that later. 6. (intr) to recur or reappear: the symptoms have returned. 7. to answer or reply8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to vote into office; elect9. (Law) (tr) law (of a jury) to deliver or render (a verdict)10. (tr) to send back or reflect (light or sound): the canyon returned my shout. 11. (tr) to submit (a report, etc) about (someone or something) to someone in authority12. (Card Games) (tr) cards to lead back (the suit led by one's partner)13. (General Sporting Terms) (tr) ball games to hit, throw, or play (a ball) back14. (Architecture) (tr) architect to turn (a part, decorative moulding, etc) away from its original direction15. (Ecclesiastical Terms) return thanks (of Christians) to say grace before a mealn16. the act or an instance of coming back17. something that is given or sent back, esp unsatisfactory merchandise returned to the maker or supplier or a theatre ticket sent back by a purchaser for resale18. the act or an instance of putting, sending, or carrying back; replacement or restoration19. (Banking & Finance) (often plural) the yield, revenue, or profit accruing from an investment, transaction, or venture20. the act or an instance of reciprocation or repayment (esp in the phrase in return for)21. a recurrence or reappearance22. (Banking & Finance) an official report, esp of the financial condition of a company23. (Accounting & Book-keeping) a. a form (a tax return) on which a statement concerning one's taxable income is madeb. the statement itself24. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often plural) a statement of the votes counted at an election or poll25. an answer or reply26. Brit short for return ticket27. (Cookery) informal NZ a second helping of food served at a table28. (Architecture) architect a. a part of a building that forms an angle with the façadeb. any part of an architectural feature that forms an angle with the main part29. (Law) law a report by a bailiff or other officer on the outcome of a formal document such as a claim, summons, etc, issued by a court30. (Card Games) cards a lead of a card in the suit that one's partner has previously led31. (General Sporting Terms) ball games the act of playing or throwing a ball back32. (Communications & Information) by return by return of post Brit by the next post back to the sender33. many happy returns many happy returns of the day a conventional greeting to someone on his or her birthday34. the point of no return the point at which a person's commitment is irrevocableadj35. of, relating to, or characterized by a return: a return visit; a return performance. 36. denoting a second, reciprocated occasion: a return match. [C14: from Old French retorner; see re-, turn]

re•turn

(rɪˈtɜrn)

v.i. 1. to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad. 2. to revert to a former owner. 3. to revert or recur, as in thought or discourse. 4. to make a reply or retort. v.t. 5. to put, bring, take, give, or send back to the original or proper place, position, etc.: to return a book to a shelf. 6. to send or give back in reciprocation, recompense, or requital: to return evil for good. 7. to reciprocate, repay, or react to (something sent, done, etc.) with something similar: to return a favor. 8. to render (a verdict, decision, etc.). 9. to give (a statement or a writ of actions done) to a judge or official. 10. to reflect (light, sound, etc.). 11. to yield (a profit, revenue, etc.). 12. to report or announce officially. 13. to elect or reelect, as to a legislative body. 14. to send or hit back, as a served ball in tennis. 15. Cards. to respond to (a suit led) by a similar lead. 16. Chiefly Archit. to cause to turn or proceed in a different direction: to return a molding. n. 17. the act or fact of returning, as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back. 18. a recurrence. 19. reciprocation, repayment, or requital: profits in return for outlay. 20. response or reply. 21. the gain realized on an exchange of goods. 22. Often, returns. a yield or profit, as from labor or investment. 23. Also called tax return . a statement on an official form showing income, deductions, exemptions, and taxes due. 24. Usu., returns. an official or unofficial report on a count of votes, candidates elected, etc.: election returns. 25. Archit. a. the continuation of a molding, projection, etc., in a different direction. b. a side or part that falls away from the front of any straight or flat member or area. 26. Sports. a. the act of returning a ball. b. the ball that is returned. c. (in football) a runback. 27. Law. a. the sending back of a writ, summons, etc., with a brief report endorsed on it, by a sheriff to the court that issued it. b. a certified document by an assessor, election official, etc. c. the report contained in such a document. 28. Cards. a lead that responds to a partner's lead. 29. returns, a. merchandise shipped back to a supplier from a retailer or distributor as unsold. b. merchandise returned to a retailer by a consumer. adj. 30. of or pertaining to a return or returning. 31. sent, given, or done in return. 32. done or occurring again: a return engagement of the opera. 33. noting a person or thing that is returned or returning to a place: return cargo. 34. changing in direction; doubling or returning on itself: a return twist in a road. 35. used for returning, recirculating, etc.: the return road. 36. played in order to provide the loser of an earlier game with the opportunity to win from the same opponent. 37. adequate, necessary, or provided to enable the return of mail to its sender: a return envelope. [1275–1325; (v.) retornen < Middle French retorner, Old French; (n.) < Anglo-French retorn, derivative of Old French retorner]

return

1. going back

When someone returns to a place, they go back there after they have been somewhere else.

I returned to my hotel.Mr Platt returned from Canada in 1995.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'returns back' to a place.

Return is a fairly formal word. In conversation and in less formal writing, you usually use go back, come back, or get back.

I went back to the kitchen and poured my coffee.I have just come back from a trip to Seattle.I've got to get back to London.

Return is also a noun. When someone goes back to a place, you can refer to their arrival there as their return.

The book was published only after his return to Russia in 1917.

In writing, if you want to say that something happens immediately after someone returns to a place, you can use a phrase beginning with on. For example, you can say 'On his return to London, he was offered a job'.

On her return she wrote the last paragraph of her autobiography.2. giving or putting something back

When someone returns something they have taken or borrowed, they give it back or put it back.

He borrowed my best suit and didn't return it.We returned the books to the shelf.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'returns something back'.

3. 'bring back'

When people start using a practice or method that was used in the past, don't say that they 'return' the practice or method. Say that they bring it back or reintroduce it.

He thought they should bring back hanging as a punishment for murderers.They reintroduced a scheme to provide housing for refugees.

return

Past participle: returned
Gerund: returning

Imperative
return
return

Present
I return
you return
he/she/it returns
we return
you return
they return

Preterite
I returned
you returned
he/she/it returned
we returned
you returned
they returned

Present Continuous
I am returning
you are returning
he/she/it is returning
we are returning
you are returning
they are returning

Present Perfect
I have returned
you have returned
he/she/it has returned
we have returned
you have returned
they have returned

Past Continuous
I was returning
you were returning
he/she/it was returning
we were returning
you were returning
they were returning

Past Perfect
I had returned
you had returned
he/she/it had returned
we had returned
you had returned
they had returned

Future
I will return
you will return
he/she/it will return
we will return
you will return
they will return

Future Perfect
I will have returned
you will have returned
he/she/it will have returned
we will have returned
you will have returned
they will have returned

Future Continuous
I will be returning
you will be returning
he/she/it will be returning
we will be returning
you will be returning
they will be returning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been returning
you have been returning
he/she/it has been returning
we have been returning
you have been returning
they have been returning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been returning
you will have been returning
he/she/it will have been returning
we will have been returning
you will have been returning
they will have been returning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been returning
you had been returning
he/she/it had been returning
we had been returning
you had been returning
they had been returning

Conditional
I would return
you would return
he/she/it would return
we would return
you would return
they would return

Past Conditional
I would have returned
you would have returned
he/she/it would have returned
we would have returned
you would have returned
they would have returned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	return - 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"income tax return, tax returnlegal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some rightamended return - a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier returndeclaration of estimated tax, estimated tax return - return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the yearfalse return - an incorrect income tax returninformation return - a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liabilityjoint return - a return filed by a husband and wife
	2.	return - a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"homecomingarrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"repatriation - the act of returning to the country of origin
	3.	return - the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite directioncoming backturning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
	4.	return - getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"regaining, restitution, restorationacquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"
	5.	return - the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"reentry - the act of entering againremand - the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
	6.	return - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff, issueincome - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of timeeconomic rent, rent - the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditionspayback - financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
	7.	return - happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"recurrencerepeat, repetition - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"atavism, throwback, reversion - a reappearance of an earlier characteristicflashback - an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
	8.	return - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, counterback talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
	9.	return - the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feedreturn keykey - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
	10.	return - a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"getting even, paying backgroup action - action taken by a group of peoplerequital, payment - an act of requiting; returning in kindretaliation, revenge - action taken in return for an injury or offensereciprocation - the act of making or doing something in returntit for tat - an equivalent given in return
	11.	return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the courttennis shot, tennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racketbackhand, backhand shot, backhand stroke - a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the strokechop shot, chop - a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the balldrive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)drop shot, dink - a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the netforehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)get - a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponentground stroke - a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced oncehalf volley - a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounceslob - an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arcsmash, overhead - a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your headpassing shot - a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the netvolley - a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
	12.	return - (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumbleAmerican football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) playsrunning, running game, running play, run - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
	13.	return - the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"reappearanceappearance - the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"comeback - return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
Verb	1.	return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"resurrect, uprise, rise - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"revisit - visit again; "We revisited Rome after 25 years"retrace, trace - to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"backtrack, double back, turn back - retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"cut back, flash back - return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"home - return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"go home, head home - return home; "After the movie, we went home"return - return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"boomerang - return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerangbounce - come back after being refused; "the check bounced"
	2.	return - give back; "render money"rendergive - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"feed back, resubmit - submit (information) again to a program or automatic system
	3.	return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"retrovert, revert, turn back, regressrecidivate, relapse, retrogress, regress, lapse, fall back - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"resile - return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile"recuperate, go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
	4.	return - go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"hark back, recall, come backdenote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "go back, recur - return in thought or speech to something
	5.	return - bring back to the point of departurebring back, take backbring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
	6.	return - return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"redound - return or recoil; "Fame redounds to the heroes"reciprocate - act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
	7.	return - make a return; "return a kickback"football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goalcarry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
	8.	return - answer backretort, riposte, rejoin, repay, come backanswer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
	9.	return - be restored; "Her old vigor returned"come backreappear, re-emerge - appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago"
	10.	return - pay back; "Please refund me my money"give back, refund, repaypay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"reimburse - pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"restitute, restore - give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
	11.	return - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"render, delivercommunicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
	12.	return - elect againreelectelect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
	13.	return - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"devolve, fall, passchange hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"light, fall - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"accrue, fall - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
	14.	return - return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
	15.	return - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"generate, yield, render, giveproduce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"yield, give - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"establish, give - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
	16.	return - submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"submit, subject - refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"report out - return a bill after consideration and revision to a legislative body

return

verb1. come back, go back, repair, retreat, turn back, revert, reappear More than 350,000 people have returned home.
come back leave, disappear, go away, depart2. put back, replace, restore, render, transmit, convey, send back, reinstate, take back, give back, carry back, retrocede The car was not returned on time.
put back leave, keep, hold, remove, retain3. give back, repay, refund, pay back, remit, reimburse, recompense They promised to return the money.
give back leave, keep, hold, remove, retain4. reciprocate, requite, feel in return, respond to Her feelings are not returned.5. recur, come back, repeat, persist, revert, happen again, reappear, come and go, come again The pain returned in waves.6. announce, report, come to, deliver, arrive at, bring in, submit, render They returned a verdict of not guilty.7. earn, make, net, yield, bring in, repay The business returned a handsome profit.
earn lose
8. elect, choose, pick, vote in He has been returned as leader of the party.noun1. reappearance, coming back to, homecoming his sudden return to London reappearance leaving, departure2. restoration, replacement, reinstatement, re-establishment Their demand was for the return of acres of forest.
restoration removal3. recurrence, repetition, reappearance, reversion, persistence It was like the return of his youth.4. profit, interest, benefit, gain, income, advantage, revenue, yield, proceeds, takings, boot (dialect) They have seen no return on their investment.5. repayment, reward, compensation, reparation, reimbursement, recompense, reciprocation, requital, retaliation, meed (archaic) What do I get in return for taking part in your experiment?6. statement, report, form, list, account, summary a new analysis of the census returns

return

verb1. To come back to a former condition:recrudesce, recur, reoccur, revert.2. To go again to a former place:come back, go back, revisit.3. To send, put, or carry back to a former location:give back, restore, take back.4. To bring back into existence or use:reestablish, reinstate, reintroduce, renew, restore, revive.5. To speak or act in response, as to a question:answer, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, riposte.6. To give or take mutually:reciprocate, requite.7. To make as income or profit:bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net, pay, produce, realize, repay, yield.8. To deliver (an indictment or verdict, for example):hand down, render.9. To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office:give back, reinstate, replace, restore.noun1. A repeated occurrence:reappearance, recurrence, reoccurrence.2. Something earned, won, or otherwise acquired:earnings, gain, profit.

Translations

往返票返回送还选举以...回报

return

(rəˈtəːn) verb1. to come or go back. He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.返回2. to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from. He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.送还3. I'll return to this topic in a minute. （话题等的）回归回复 4. to do (something) which has been done to oneself. She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.以...回报5. (of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament. 选举6. (of a jury) to give (a verdict). The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.宣告7. (in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent. She returned his serve.回球 noun1. the act of returning. On our return, we found the house had been burgled; (also adjective) a return journey.返回2. especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket. Do you want a single or a return? 往返（车，飞机）票 reˈturnable adjective that can be or that must be returned. 可（须）归还的可退回（再用）的 return match a second match played between the same (teams of) players. We played the first match on our football pitch – the return match will be on theirs.再次比赛return ticket a round-trip ticket, allowing a person to travel to a place and back again to where he started. 往返票，双程票 by return (of post) by the very next post. Please send me your reply by return (of post).请即回信in return (for) as an exchange (for something). We'll send them whisky and they'll send us vodka in return: They'll send us vodka in return for whisky.作为报答many happy returns (of the day) an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday. He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns. 祝长命百岁长寿，祝福寿无疆，祝节生日快乐

to return (not return back) someone's book.

return

→ 利润zhCN, 回返zhCN, 往返票zhCN, 返回zhCN

Two round-trip tickets to ... (US)
Two return tickets to ... (UK) → 两张去...的往返票
How much is a round-trip ticket? (US)
How much is a return ticket? (UK) → 往返票多少钱？
A first class round trip to ... (US)
A first class return to ... (UK) → 一张去...的头等舱往返票
Do I have to return the car here? → 我需要把车送回到这儿来吗？
I'd like to return this → 我想退货

return

Related to return: Return on Investment

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verb
noun

Synonyms for return

verb come back

Synonyms

come back
go back
repair
retreat
turn back
revert
reappear

Antonyms

leave
disappear
go away
depart

verb put back

Synonyms

put back
replace
restore
render
transmit
convey
send back
reinstate
take back
give back
carry back
retrocede

Antonyms

leave
keep
hold
remove
retain

verb give back

Synonyms

give back
repay
refund
pay back
remit
reimburse
recompense

Antonyms

leave
keep
hold
remove
retain

verb reciprocate

Synonyms

reciprocate
requite
feel in return
respond to

verb recur

Synonyms

recur
come back
repeat
persist
revert
happen again
reappear
come and go
come again

verb announce

Synonyms

announce
report
come to
deliver
arrive at
bring in
submit
render

verb earn

Synonyms

earn
make
net
yield
bring in
repay

Antonyms

lose

verb elect

Synonyms

elect
choose
pick
vote in

noun reappearance

Synonyms

reappearance
coming back to
homecoming

Antonyms

leaving
departure

noun restoration

Synonyms

restoration
replacement
reinstatement
re-establishment

Antonyms

removal

noun recurrence

Synonyms

recurrence
repetition
reappearance
reversion
persistence

noun profit

Synonyms

profit
interest
benefit
gain
income
advantage
revenue
yield
proceeds
takings
boot

noun repayment

Synonyms

repayment
reward
compensation
reparation
reimbursement
recompense
reciprocation
requital
retaliation
meed

noun statement

Synonyms

statement
report
form
list
account
summary

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verb to come back to a former condition

Synonyms

recrudesce
recur
reoccur
revert

verb to go again to a former place

Synonyms

come back
go back
revisit

verb to send, put, or carry back to a former location

Synonyms

give back
restore
take back

verb to bring back into existence or use

Synonyms

reestablish
reinstate
reintroduce
renew
restore
revive

verb to speak or act in response, as to a question

Synonyms

answer
rejoin
reply
respond
retort
riposte

verb to give or take mutually

Synonyms

reciprocate
requite

verb to make as income or profit

Synonyms

bring in
clear
draw
earn
gain
gross
net
pay
produce
realize
repay
yield

verb to deliver (an indictment or verdict, for example)

Synonyms

hand down
render

verb to put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office

Synonyms

give back
reinstate
replace
restore

noun a repeated occurrence

Synonyms

reappearance
recurrence
reoccurrence

noun something earned, won, or otherwise acquired

Synonyms

earnings
gain
profit

Synonyms for return

noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

Synonyms

income tax return
tax return

Related Words

legal document
legal instrument
official document
instrument
amended return
declaration of estimated tax
estimated tax return
false return
information return
joint return

noun a coming to or returning home

Synonyms

homecoming

Related Words

arrival
repatriation

noun the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

Synonyms

coming back

Related Words

turning
turn

noun getting something back again

Synonyms

regaining
restitution
restoration

Related Words

acquisition
clawback

noun the act of going back to a prior location

Related Words

movement
move
motion
reentry
remand

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

Synonyms

proceeds
take
takings
yield
payoff
issue

Related Words

income
economic rent
rent
payback

noun happening again (especially at regular intervals)

Synonyms

recurrence

Related Words

repeat
repetition
atavism
throwback
reversion
flashback

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

Synonyms

comeback
rejoinder
retort
riposte
replication
counter

Related Words

back talk
backtalk
sass
sassing
lip
mouth
reply
response

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

Synonyms

return key

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noun a reciprocal group action

Synonyms

getting even
paying back

Related Words

group action
requital
payment
retaliation
revenge
reciprocation
tit for tat

noun a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

Related Words

lawn tennis
tennis
tennis shot
tennis stroke
backhand
backhand shot
backhand stroke
chop shot
chop
drive
drop shot
dink
forehand
forehand shot
forehand stroke
get
ground stroke
half volley
lob
smash
overhead
passing shot
volley

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

Related Words

American football
American football game
running
running game
running play
run

noun the act of someone appearing again

Synonyms

reappearance

Related Words

appearance
comeback

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

Related Words

resurrect
uprise
rise
go
locomote
move
travel
revisit
retrace
trace
backtrack
double back
turn back
cut back
flash back
home
go home
head home
return
boomerang
bounce

verb give back

Synonyms

render

Related Words

give
feed back
resubmit

verb go back to a previous state

Synonyms

retrovert
revert
turn back
regress

Related Words

recidivate
relapse
retrogress
regress
lapse
fall back
change by reversal
reverse
turn
resile
recuperate
go back
recover

verb go back to something earlier

Synonyms

hark back
recall
come back

Related Words

denote
refer
go back
recur

verb bring back to the point of departure

Synonyms

bring back
take back

Related Words

bring
convey
take

verb return in kind

Related Words

redound
reciprocate

verb make a return

Related Words

football
football game
carry
transport

verb answer back

Synonyms

retort
riposte
rejoin
repay
come back

Related Words

answer
reply
respond

verb be restored

Synonyms

come back

Related Words

reappear
re-emerge

verb pay back

Synonyms

give back
refund
repay

Related Words

pay
reimburse
restitute
restore

verb pass down

Synonyms

render
deliver

Related Words

communicate
pass along
put across
pass on
pass

verb elect again

Synonyms

reelect

Related Words

elect

verb be inherited by

Synonyms

devolve
fall
pass

Related Words

change hands
change owners
light
fall
accrue

verb return to a previous position

Related Words

return

verb give or supply

Synonyms

generate
yield
render
give

Related Words

produce
create
make
yield
give
establish

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

Related Words

submit
subject
report out

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verb come back

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verb put back

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verb give back

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verb reciprocate

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verb recur

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verb announce

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verb earn

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verb elect

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noun reappearance

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Antonyms

noun restoration

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Antonyms

noun recurrence

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noun profit

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noun repayment

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noun statement

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Synonyms for return

verb to come back to a former condition

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verb to go again to a former place

Synonyms

verb to send, put, or carry back to a former location

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verb to bring back into existence or use

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verb to speak or act in response, as to a question

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verb to give or take mutually

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verb to make as income or profit

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verb to deliver (an indictment or verdict, for example)