return

re·turn  (r-tûrn)

v. re·turned, re·turn·ing, re·turns

v.intr.

1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place.

2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice.

3. To revert to a former owner.

4. To answer or respond.

v.tr.

1. To send, put, or carry back: We return bottles to the store.

2.

a. To give or send back in reciprocation: She returned his praise. See Synonyms at reciprocate.

b. To give back to the owner: He returned her book.

c. To reflect or send back: The echo was returned by the canyon wall.

3. To produce or yield (profit or interest) as a payment for labor, investment, or expenditure.

4. Law

a. To submit (an official report, for example) to a judge or other person in authority.

b. To render or deliver (a writ or verdict, for example) to the proper officer or court of law.

5. To elect or reelect, as to a legislative body.

6. Games To respond to (a partner's lead) by leading the same suit in cards.

7. Architecture To turn away from or place at an angle to the previous line of direction.

8.

a. Sports To send back (a tennis ball, for example) to one's opponent.

b. Football To run with (the ball) after a kickoff, punt, interception, or fumble.

n.

1.

a. The act or condition of going, coming, bringing, or sending back.

b. The act of bringing or sending something back to a previous place, condition, or owner.

2.

a. Something brought or sent back.

b. returns Merchandise returned, as to a retailer by a consumer or to a wholesaler by a retailer.

c. Something that goes or comes back.

3. A recurrence, as of a periodic occasion or event: the return of spring.

4. Something exchanged for that received; repayment.

5. A reply; a response.

6.

a. The profit made on an exchange of goods.

b. A profit or yield, as from labor or investments. Often used in the plural.

c. Output or yield per unit rather than cost per unit, as in the manufacturing of a particular product.

7.

a. A report, list, or set of statistics, especially one that is formal or official.

b. A report on the vote in an election. Often used in the plural.

c. Chiefly British An election.

8. Games A lead in certain card games that responds to the lead of one's partner.

9. Sports In tennis and certain other sports:

a. The act of sending the ball back to one's opponent.

b. The ball thus sent back.

10. Football

a. The act of running back the ball after a kickoff, punt, interception, or fumble.

b. The yardage so gained.

11. Architecture

a. The extension of a molding, projection, or other part at an angle (usually 90°) to the main part.

b. A part of a building set at an angle to the façade.

12.

a. A turn, bend, or similar reversal of direction, as in a stream or road.

b. A pipe or conduit for carrying something, especially water, back to its starting point.

13. The key or mechanism on a machine, such as a typewriter or computer, that positions the carriage, cursor, or printing element at the beginning of a new line.

14. Chiefly British A roundtrip ticket.

15. Law

a. The bringing or sending back of a writ, subpoena, or other document, generally with a short written report on it, by a sheriff or other officer to the court from which it was issued.

b. A certified report by an assessor, election officer, collector, or other official.

16. A formal tax statement on the required official form indicating taxable income, allowed deductions, exemptions, and the computed tax that is due. Also called income tax return, tax return.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or bringing about a going or coming back to a place or situation: the return voyage; a return envelope.

2. Given, sent, or done in reciprocation or exchange: a return volley; a return invitation.

3. Performed, presented, or taking place again: a return engagement of the ballet; a return tennis match.

4. Used on or for returning: a return route.

5. Returning or affording return or recirculation: a return plumbing pipe; a return valve.

6. Relating to or being a roundtrip ticket.

7.

a. Reversing or changing direction.

b. Having or formed by a reversal or change in direction; returning on itself, as a bend in a road or stream.

Idiom:

in return

In repayment or reciprocation.

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[Middle English retornen, from Old French retourner, from Vulgar Latin *retornre : Latin re-, re- + Latin tornre, to turn in a lathe; see turn.]

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re·turner n.

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return

Verb

1. to come back to a former place or state

2. to give, put, or send back

3. to repay with something of equivalent value: she returned the compliment

4. to hit, throw, or play (a ball) back

5. to recur or reappear: as he relaxed his appetite returned

6. to come back or revert in thought or speech: let's return to what he said

7. to earn or yield (profit or interest)

8. to answer or reply

9. to vote into office

10. Law (of a jury) to deliver (a verdict)

Noun

1. the act or an instance of coming back

2. the act of being returned

3. replacement or restoration: the return of law and order

4. something that is given or sent back

5. Sport the act of playing or throwing a ball back

6. a recurrence or reappearance: the return of tuberculosis

7. the yield or profit from an investment or venture

8. a statement of one's taxable income (a [tax return])

9. an answer or reply

10. Brit, Austral, & NZ short for return ticket

11. in return in exchange

12. returns statement of the votes counted at an election

13. by return (of post) Brit by the next post back to the sender

14. many happy returns (of the day) a conventional birthday greeting

Adjective

of or being a return: the team is keen on a return match [Old French retorner]

returnable adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	return - document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return" income tax return, tax return legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right amended return - a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return declaration of estimated tax, estimated tax return - return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year false return - an incorrect income tax return information return - a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability joint return - a return filed by a husband and wife
	2.	return - a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" homecoming arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" repatriation - the act of returning to the country of origin
	3.	return - the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction coming back turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
	4.	return - getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" regaining, restitution, restoration acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"
	5.	return - the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp" movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" reentry - the act of entering again remand - the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
	6.	return - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff, issue income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time economic rent, rent - the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions payback - financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
	7.	return - happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" recurrence repeat, repetition - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" atavism, throwback, reversion - a reappearance of an earlier characteristic flashback - an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
	8.	return - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, counter back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
	9.	return - the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed return key key - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
	10.	return - a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" getting even, paying back group action - action taken by a group of people requital, payment - an act of requiting; returning in kind retaliation, revenge - action taken in return for an injury or offense reciprocation - the act of making or doing something in return tit for tat - an equivalent given in return
	11.	return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court tennis shot, tennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket backhand, backhand shot, backhand stroke - a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke chop shot, chop - a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) drop shot, dink - a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) get - a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent ground stroke - a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once half volley - a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces lob - an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc smash, overhead - a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head passing shot - a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net volley - a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
	12.	return - (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays running, running game, running play, run - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
	13.	return - the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" reappearance appearance - the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" comeback - return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
Verb	1.	return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" resurrect, uprise, rise - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" revisit - visit again; "We revisited Rome after 25 years" retrace, trace - to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" backtrack, double back, turn back - retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back" cut back, flash back - return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story" home - return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons" go home, head home - return home; "After the movie, we went home" return - return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure" boomerang - return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang bounce - come back after being refused; "the check bounced"
	2.	return - give back; "render money" render give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" feed back, resubmit - submit (information) again to a program or automatic system
	3.	return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" retrovert, revert, turn back, regress recidivate, relapse, retrogress, regress, lapse, fall back - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" resile - return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile" recuperate, go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
	4.	return - go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" hark back, recall, come back denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " go back, recur - return in thought or speech to something
	5.	return - bring back to the point of departure bring back, take back bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
	6.	return - return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love" redound - return or recoil; "Fame redounds to the heroes" reciprocate - act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
	7.	return - make a return; "return a kickback" football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
	8.	return - answer back retort, riposte, rejoin, repay, come back answer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
	9.	return - be restored; "Her old vigor returned" come back re-emerge, reappear - appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago"
	10.	return - pay back; "Please refund me my money" give back, refund, repay pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" reimburse - pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?" restitute, restore - give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
	11.	return - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" render, deliver communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
	12.	return - elect again reelect elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
	13.	return - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" devolve, fall, pass change hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year" light, fall - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" accrue, fall - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
	14.	return - return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure" return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
	15.	return - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" generate, yield, render, give produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" yield, give - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory" establish, give - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
	16.	return - submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body" submit, subject - refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court" report out - return a bill after consideration and revision to a legislative body

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return

verb 1. come back, go back, repair, retreat, turn back, revert, reappear << OPPOSITE depart

verb 2. put back, replace, restore, render, transmit, convey, send back, reinstate, take back, give back, carry back, retrocede << OPPOSITE keep

verb 3. give back, repay, refund, pay back, remit, reimburse, recompense << OPPOSITE keep

verb 4. reciprocate, requite, feel in return, respond to

verb 5. recur, come back, repeat, persist, revert, happen again, reappear, come and go, come again

verb 6. announce, report, come to, deliver, arrive at, bring in, submit, render

verb 7. earn, make, net, yield, bring in, repay << OPPOSITE lose

verb 8. elect, choose, pick, vote in

noun 9. reappearance, << OPPOSITE departure

noun 10. restoration, replacement, reinstatement, re-establishment << OPPOSITE removal

noun 11. recurrence, repetition, reappearance, reversion, persistence

noun 12. profit, interest, benefit, gain, income, advantage, revenue, yield, proceeds, takings, boot (dialect)

noun 13. repayment, reward, compensation, reparation, reimbursement, recompense, reciprocation, requital, retaliation, meed (archaic)

noun 14. statement, report, form, list, account, summary

Translations

return [rɪˈtəːn] n (= going or coming back) → vuelta, regreso; [of sth stolen etc] → devolución f (= recompense); recompensa;

(FINANCE) (from land, shares) → ganancia, ingresos mpl;

(COMM) [of merchandise] → devolución f

cpd [journey] → de regreso;

(BRIT) [ticket] → de ida y vuelta; [match] → de vuelta

vi [person etc] (= come or go back); volver, regresar; [symptoms etc] → reaparecer

vt → devolver [+ favour, love etc]; corresponder a [+ verdict]; pronunciar;

(POL) [+ candidate]; elegir;

returns npl (COMM) → ingresos mpl;

tax return → declaración f de la renta;

in return (for) → a cambio (de);

by return of post → a vuelta de correo;

many happy returns (of the day)! → ¡feliz cumpleaños!

return [rɪˈtəːn] n (= going or coming back) → retour m [of sth stolen etc]; restitution f (= recompense); récompense f;

(Finance) (from land, shares) → rapport m (= report); relevé m, rapport

cpd [journey] → de retour;

(Brit) [ticket] → aller et retour; [match] → retour

vi [person etc] (= come back); revenir: (= go back); retourner

vt → rendre (= bring back); rapporter (= send back); renvoyer (= put back); remettre;

(Pol) [+ candidate]; élire;

returns npl (Comm) → recettes fpl;

(Finance) → bénéfices mpl: (= returned goods); marchandises renvoyées;

many happy returns (of the day)! → bon anniversaire!;

by return (of post) → par retour (du courrier);

in return (for) → en échange (de);

a return (ticket) for ... → un billet aller et retour pour ...

return [rɪˈtəːn] n (going or coming back) → Rückkehr f;

(of sth stolen etc) → Rückgabe f;

(also: return ticket) (Brit) → Rückfahrkarte f;

(Fin) (from investment etc) → Ertrag m;

(of merchandise) → Rücksendung f;

(official report) → Erklärung f

cpd (journey) → Rück-

vi (person etc) (come or go back) → zurückkehren;

(feelings, symptoms etc) → wiederkehren

vt (favour, greetings etc) → erwidern;

(sth stolen etc) → zurückgeben;

(Law) (verdict) → fällen;

(Pol) (candidate) → wählen;

(ball) → zurückspielen;

returns npl (Comm) → Gewinne pl;

in return (for) → als Gegenleistung (für);

by return of post → postwendend;

many happy returns (of the day)! → herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!;

return match → Rückspiel nt

return to return vt fus (regain) (consciousness, power) → wiedererlangen

return [rɪˈtəːn] n (= going or coming back) → ritorno; [of sth stolen etc] → restituzione f;

(COMM) (from land, shares) → profitto, reddito: [of merchandise] → resa (= report); rapporto (= reward): in return (for) → in cambio (di)

cpd [journey, match] → di ritorno;

(BRIT) [ticket] → di andata e ritorno

vi → tornare, ritornare

vt → rendere, restituire (= bring back); riportare (= send back); mandare indietro (= put back); rimettere;

(POL) [+ candidate]; eleggere;

returns npl (COMM) → incassi mpl; profitti mpl;

by return of post → a stretto giro di posta;

many happy returns (of the day)! → auguri!, buon compleanno!

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return

v return [rəˈtəːn]

1 to come or go back He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned. terugkeer يَعود . връщам се vrátit se vende tilbage zurückkehren επιστρέφω, γυρίζω volver, regresar tagasi tulema, tagasi minema باز گشتن palata revenir, retourner לַחֲזוֹר लौटना vratiti se visszaérkezik, -tér kembali snúa/koma aftur ritornare 帰る 돌아가다, 돌아오다 (su)grįžti atgriezties kembali terugkeren komme/gå/vende tilbake (po)wrócić voltar a reveni, a se întoarce возвращаться vrátiť sa vrniti se vratiti se återvända กลับ; หวนกลับ dönmek, geri gelmek 返回 повертатися واپس آنا یا جانا trở lại 返回

2 to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed. terugneem يُعيد връщам vrátit stille tilbage; returnere zurückstellen,-geben επιστρέφω κτ. devolver tagasi panema, tagastama برگرداندن palauttaa remettre, rendre לְהַחֲזִיר पुरानी स्थिति में लौट जाना vratiti visszaad mengembalikan skila, setja aftur á sinn stað restituire 返す 되돌려주다, 되갖다 놓다 grąžinti, padėti atgal atdot; atlikt atpakaļ memberi teruggeven returnere, levere tilbake odłożyć z powrotem, zwrócić devolver a înapoia; a pune la loc возвращать vrátiť, doručiť, priniesť vrniti vratiti ge (lämna, ställa) tillbaka คืนกลับ geri vermek 送還 повертати; віддавати واپس کرنا trả lại 送还

3  I'll return to this topic in a minute. terugkom يَعودُ إلى بَحْث връщам се vrátit se vende tilbage zurückkommen επανέρχομαι volver tagasi pöörduma مراجعه کردن palata revenir לַחֲזוֹר वापिस करना, लौटाना vratiti se viszonoz; visszaad kembali snúa sér aftur að ritornare, tornare 戻る (원래의 문제·화제로) 되돌아가다 sugrįžti atgriezties (pie temata) kembalikan terugkomen komme tilbake til powrócić voltar a se întoarce вернуться vrátiť sa vrniti se vratiti se återvända, komma tillbaka กลับมา geri dönmek (話題等的)回復 повертатися میں ایک منٹ میں اس موضوع پر دوبارہ گفتگو کروں گا trở lại （话题等的）回复

4 to do (something) which has been done to oneself She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment. terugslaan, teruggee, terugkomplimenteer يَرُدُّ отвръщам oplatit gengælde zurückgeben ανταποδίδω devolver samaga vastama پاسخ دادن؛ تعریف متقابل کردن vastata rendre לְהַשִיב वापस आना uzvratiti megválaszt (képviselőt) membalas endurgjalda, svara í sömu mynt restituire やり返す ...에게 되돌려주다, 답례하다 atsakyti (tuo pačiu) atbildēt (ar to pašu) membalas perbuatan retourneren gjengjelde odwzajemnić retribuir a întoarce отвечать тем же odplatiť vrniti uzvratiti besvara, återgälda ตอบกลับ karşılık vermek 以...回報 повертати; відплачувати جواب میں کہنا đáp lại 以...回报

5 (of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament. opkoms يَنْتَخِبُ مُرَشَّحا избирам zvolit genvælge wählen εκλέγω elegir valima حکم دادن؛ رای دادن valita élire לְהָשִיב वापस रखना izabrati (meg)hoz (ítéletet) memilih (endur)kjósa eleggere 選出する (국회의원)을 선출하다, 선거하다 išrinkti ievēlēt (parlamentā) memilih kiezen velge til parlament(et) wybierać eleger a alege, a vota избирать zvoliť voliti izabrati välja [] เลือกกลับเข้าไปอีก (milletvekili olarak) seçmek 選舉 обирати منتخب کرنا bầu vào quốc hội 选举

6 (of a jury) to give (a verdict) The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. lewer يُصْدِرُ حُكْما издавам vyhlásit afsige aussprechen εκδίδω ετυμηγορία pronunciar, declarar kuulutama, teatama اعلام حکم کردن؛ رای دادن julistaa rendre לִקבּוֹע लाभ प्रदान करना proglasiti viszaüt memberikan vonis kveða upp úrskurð emettere 答申する (배심원이) ...을 답신하다, ...을 공표하다 paskelbti nolasīt spriedumu membuat penghakiman uitbrengen avgi kjennelse ogłosić dar a da выносить vyhlásiť izreči dati avkunna ให้คำตัดสิน vermek, bildirmek 宣告 офіційно заявляти فیصلہ واپس لوٹانا tuyên án 宣告

7 (in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent She returned his serve. terugslaan يَرُدُّ الضَّرْبَه връщам vrátit returnere zurückschlagen ανταποδίδω μπαλιά (π.χ. στο τένις) devolver (palli) tagasi lööma برگرداندن ( توپ palauttaa renvoyer לְהַחֲזִיר वापिस देना odbiti loptu, uzvratiti loptu mengembalikan senda aftur, svara ribattere 打ち返す (공을) 되받아치다 atmušti atsist (bumbu u.tml.) membalas pukulan terugslaan sende tilbake, returnere odbić devolver a întoarce отбивать vrátiť vrniti vratiti returnera ตีกลับ geri göndermek 回球 відбивати پھیر دینا đánh trả 回球

n

1 the act of returning On our return, we found the house had been burgled; (also adjective ) a return journey. terugkeer عَوْدَه връщане návrat; zpětný tilbagekomst; retur- die Rückkehr; Rück-... επιστροφή vuelta, regreso tagasitulemine, tagasi- بازگشتی paluu (de) retour חֲזָרָה वापसी, प्रत्यपर्ण, बिना बिका या बिकने योग्य सामान की वापसी, लौटती डाक से povratak visszatérés pulang endurkoma; heimkoma ritorno; di ritorno 帰り 귀가, 귀향 (su)grįžimas, (su)grąžinimas atgriešanās perjalanan pulang terugkomst tilbakekomst; tilbakereise/-tur powrót regresso (de) întoarcere возвращение návrat; spiatočný vrnitev povratak återkomst; åter- การกลับมา geri dönme, geri geliş 返回 повернення واپسی sự trở lại 返回

2  especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket Do you want a single or a return? retoer إياب، عَوْدَه، رُجوع двупосочен билет zpáteční jízdenka returbillet die Rückfahrkarte εισιτήριο με επιστροφή, αλέ-ρετούρ billete de ida y vuelta edasi-tagasipilet بلیط دوسره meno-paluulippu billet d'aller et retour הָלוֹך וָשוֹב आना-जाना, पुनरावृत्ति, लाभपूजी या लागत पर povratna menettérti jegy tiket pergi-pulang miði sem gildir fram og tilbaka (biglietto di andata e ritorno) 往復切符 왕복표 bilietas ten ir atgal biļete ‘turp un atpakaļ' dua hala retour tur-returbillett bilet powrotny ida e volta bilhete de bilet dus-întors обратный билет spiatočný lístok povratna vozovnica povratna karta returbiljett ตั๋วไปกลับ gidiş-dönüş 往返(車，飛機)票 зворотний квиток واپسی ٹکٹ khứ hồi 往返（车，飞机）票

adj reˈturnable

that can be or that must be returned. terugbringbaar قابِل للإعادَه подлежащ на връщане návratný returnerbar zurückzugeben που μπορεί ή πρέπει να επιστραφεί retornable tagastatav بازگرداندنی؛ قابل برگشت palautettava consigné נִיתָן לְהַחֲזָרָה प्रत्यावर्त्य, प्रत्यावर्तनीय koji se može vratiti visszaküldhető bisa dikembalikan sem hægt er að skila restituibile; da restituire 返却できる 되돌릴 수 있는, 반환해야 할 grąžinamas atdodams boleh dikembalikan wat teruggegeven kan worden som kan returneres zwrotny, do zwrotu restituível returnabil принимаемый обратно; подлежащий возврату návratný vrnljiv koji se može vratiti som kan (skall) lämnas tillbaka ซึ่งกลับคืนได้ iade edilir, geri verilebilir/gönderilebilir 可退回(再用)的 такий, що підлягає поверненню قابل واپسی có thể quay lại/trả lại 可退回（再用）的

return match

a second match played between the same (teams of) players We played the first match on our football pitch – the return match will be on theirs. tweede spel مُباراة الثَّأر реванш odvetné utkání returkamp das Rückspiel αγώμνας ρεβάνς partido de vuelta/revancha kordusmatš بازی برگشت uusintaottelu match revanche מִשְחָק חוֹזֵר दुबारा खेला हुआ मैच या खेल uzvratna utakmica visszavágó pertandingan balasan seinni leikur tveggja liða partita di ritorno リターンマッチ atsakomosios rungtynės atbildes spēle perlawanan kedua revanchepartij returkamp, revansj mecz rewanżowy segunda mão (meci) retur ответный матч odvetné stretnutie povratna tekma revanš meč returmatch การแข่งขันครั้งที่สองระหว่างทีมเดิม rövanç maçı 再次比賽 матч-реванш ایک ہی ٹیموں کے دءمیان کھیلا جانے والا دوسرا میچ trận đấu lượt về 再次比赛

return ticket

a round-trip ticket, allowing a person to travel to a place and back again to where he started. retoerkaartjie تَذْكِرَة ذَهاب وإياب двупосочен билет zpáteční jízdenka returbillet die Rückfahrkarte εισιτήριο με επιστροφή billete de ida y vuelta edasi-tagasipilet بلیط دوسره meno-paluulippu billet d'aller et retour כָּרטִיס הָלוֹך וָשוֹב वापसी टिकट povratna karta menettérti jegy tiket pergi-pulang miði sem gildir fram og tilbaka (biglietto di andata e ritorno) 往復切符 왕복표 bilietas ten ir atgal biļete ‘turp un atpakaļ' tiket dua hala retour tur/retur billett bilet powrotny ida e volta bilhete de bilet dus-întors обратный билет spiatočný lístok povratna vozovnica povratna karta returbiljett ตั๋วไปกลับ gidiş-dönüş bileti 往返票 зворотний квиток آنے جانے کا ٹکٹ vé khứ hồi 往返票

by return (of post)

by the very next post Please send me your reply by return (of post). per kerende pos بالبَريد العائِد с обратна поща obratem (pošty) med næste post; så hurtigt som muligt postwendend με το επόμενο ταχυδρομείο a vuelta de correo järgmise postiga با پست بعدی paluupostissa par retour du courrier דוֹאָר חוֹזֵר अगले डाक से povratnica postafordultával dengan pos berikutnya með næsta pósti; um hæl (a giro di posta) 折り返し 받는 즉시로, 지급으로 tuoj pat, kitu paštu ar nākošo pastu; nekavējoties mengepos kembali per omgaande med neste post odwrotną pocztą na volta do correio cu poşta următoare обратной почтой obratom (pošty) s povratno pošto sledećom poštom med vändande post ส่งกลับไปทันที (gelecek) ilk posta ile 請即回信 зворотною поштою واپسی ڈاک سے hồi âm 请即回信

in return (for)

as an exchange (for something) We'll send them whisky and they'll send us vodka in return: They'll send us vodka in return for whisky. in ruil مُقابِل в замяна на výměnou (za) til gengæld dafür σε ανταπόδοση, σε αντάλλαγμα a cambio de vastu(tasuks) در ازا؛ در عوض vastineeksi en échange (de) בִּתמוּרָה u zamjenu za (nešto) viszonzásul sebagai tukaran í staðinn (fyrir) in cambio (di) お返しに 답례로서; 그 대가로 mainais (už) apmaiņā pret sebagai ganti in ruil voor i bytte, til gjengjeld w zamian (za) em troca (de) în schimb(ul) в обмен (на) výmenou (za) v zameno u zamenu za tillbaka, som motprestation แลกเปลี่ยนกับ ...-ın karşılığında 作為報答 у відповідь کے بدلے میں đổi lại 作为报答

many happy returns (of the day)

an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns. lekker verjaar كُل عام وأنت بِخير: تُقال يوم عيد ميلاد الشَّخْص за много години štěstí a zdraví do dalších let tillykke med fødselsdagen herzliche Glückwünsche zum Geburtstag χρόνια πολλά! feliz (cumpleaños), felicidades palju õnne (sünnipäevaks) در کارت های تبریک صد سال به این سال ها onnittelut bon anniversaire בְּרָכוֹת sretan rođendan! Isten éltesse(n) sokáig mendoakan selamat pada hari ulang tahun til hamingju með afmælið (cento di questi giorni) 誕生日おめでとう (생일·축제 등의 축사로서) 축하합니다, 장수를 빕니다 ilgiausių metų, su gimimo diena daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā ucapan selamat nog vele jaren gratulerer med dagen!; gid han/hun lenge, lenge, lenge leve må! sto lat muitos parabéns La mulţi ani! с днём рождения! šťastie a zdravie na ďalšie roky vse najboljše (za rojstni dan) srećan rođendan jag (vi) har den äran att gratulera สำนวนที่ใช้แสดงความปรารถนาดีต่อคนอื่นในวันคล้ายวันเกิด (daha) nice mutlu yıllara 祝長壽，祝節日快樂 З Днем народження! نیک خواہشات chúc mừng sinh nhật 祝长寿，祝节日快乐

to return (not return back ) someone's book.