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re·turn

return

 
 
pronunciation:
rih tuhrn
parts of speech:
verb, noun
features:
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part of speech: verb
inflections: returns, returning, returned
definition 1: to go back or come back.
They finally returned home after midnight.
antonyms:
depart, leave
definition 2: to put, give, or take back to an earlier place.
I returned the book to the library.Return the form to me after you have filled it out.
synonyms:
restore
antonyms:
keep, move, take
similar words:
recover, refund
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of coming or going back.
We are always happy to see the return of spring.
definition 2: a form used to report your income to the government and to figure the amount of tax that you may owe.
You have to send in your tax return by April 15.
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