verb

 

go back to go or come back to a place where you were before

She returned to America in 1954.

 

give back to give, send, or put something back where it came from

I have to return the book by Friday.

 

happen again If something returns, it happens again.

If the pains return phone the doctor.

 

do the same to react to something that someone does or says by doing or saying the same

I returned his smile.

 

sports to hit or throw a ball back to someone when playing a sport

 

noun

 

going back when someone goes or comes back to a place where they were before

 

giving back when something is given back, put back, or sent back

the return of the stolen goods

 

activity when someone starts an activity again

This film marks his return to acting.

 

happening again when something starts to happen or be present again

the return of the platform shoe

 

ticket a ticket that lets you travel to a place and back again, for example on a train

Could I have two returns to Birmingham?

 

profit the profit that you get from an investment

 

sports when a ball is thrown or hit back to another player in a sports match

She hit an excellent return.

 

computer a key on a computer keyboard that is used to make the computer accept information or to start a new line in a document

Type in the password and press return.