return
/rɪˈtɜːn/
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Translation
To go back to a place, or to give something back.
Word origin
From Old French retourner, made from re- meaning back and torner meaning to turn.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- retourner
Grammar
Verb typeregular (return, returns, returned)
Examples
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"Return" means to go back to a place.
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"Returns" is the form used with he, she, or it.
trip .
"Returned" is the past form of "return".
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