return

verb
re·turn
rĭ-tûrnʹ

To come or go back (to a place or person).

Example

“Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.”

Other meanings

To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
To recur; to come again.
“Winter returns every year.”

Related words

unreturning
return evil for evil
return the favor
return fire
returning officer
return back
return to dust
return to form
misreturn
nonreturn
rereturn
retpoline

Example sentences

“When will my periods return after a miscarriage?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Don't forget to return your books.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I want to know more about your return policy.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Medieval Latin "retornare" (to turn back).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “return” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.