return
To come or go back (to a place or person).
Verb 4 meanings
To come or go back (to a place or person).
“Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.”
To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
To recur; to come again.
“Winter returns every year.”
To place or put back something where it had been.
“Please return your hands to your lap.”
Noun 4 meanings
The act of returning.
“I expect the house to be spotless upon my return.”
A return ticket.
“Do you want a one-way or a return?”
An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.
An answer.
“a return to one’s question”
Etymology
From Middle English returnen, retornen, from Anglo-Norman returner, from Old French retourner, retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare (“to turn back”), from re- + tornare (“to turn”). By surface analysis, re- + turn. Compare beturn. Displaced native Old English eftċierran, literally "eft-char".
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RETURN at a glance
RETURN has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + T 1 + U 1 + R 1 + N 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #631 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with return
All rhymesOne letter away
- RETORN6
- RETURF9
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