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return
Definition:
(nou) document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability (nou) a coming to or returning home (nou) the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction (nou) getting something back again (nou) the act of going back to a prior location (nou) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property (nou) happening again (especially at regular intervals) (nou) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (nou) the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed (nou) a reciprocal group action (nou) a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player (nou) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble (nou) the act of someone appearing again
Phonetic Transcription:
rɪˈtɜːn
Examples:
Optimistically, he will return.
They return, dispirited, to the penthouse.
He returned to the lounge windows and stood fidgeting, waiting for her return.
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