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Added 7 October 2026

return

/ɹɪˈtɜːn/ noun

In Latin: revertor, regredior, redeō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about return at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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
A coming to or returning home.
on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction.

verb

Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.
return to your native land
Give back.
render money
Go back to a previous state.
We reverted to the old rules

Origin

From Middle English returnen, retornen, from Anglo-Norman returner, from Old French retourner, retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare (“to turn back”), from re- + tornare (“to turn”). By surface analysis, re- + turn. Compare beturn. Displaced native Old English eftċierran, literally "eft-char".

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