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to give, do, or get something after something similar has been given or done to you: to return an invitation / greeting. I returned his stare. return the favour I gave her a ride when her car broke down and now she is returning the favour (= doing something to help me in exchange).
1. a. : to go back or come back again. return home. b. : to go back in thought, practice, or condition : revert. 2. : to pass back to an earlier possessor. 3. : reply, retort. transitive verb. 1. a. : to give (something, such as an official account) to a superior. b. British : to elect (a candidate) as attested by official report or returns. c.
to give, do, or get something after something similar has been given or done to you: to return an invitation / greeting. I returned his stare. return the favor I gave her a ride when her car broke down and now she is returning the favor (= doing something to help me in exchange).
Return definition: to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state. See examples of RETURN used in a sentence.
RETURN definition: 1. to go or come back to a place where you were before: 2. to give, send, or put something back…. Learn more.
Definition of return verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of return noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you return someone's action, you do the same thing to them as they have just done to you. If you return someone's feeling, you feel the same way towards them as they feel towards you.
to put, bring, take, give, or send back to the original place, position, etc.: to return a book to a shelf; to return a child to her mother; to return the switch to off position. to send or give back in reciprocation, recompense, or requital: to return evil for good.
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”. see more. verb. be restored. “Her old vigor returned ”. synonyms: come back. see more.
