Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 9.