RETURN

RE ·TURN 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 6 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
  2. a coming to or returning home
  3. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
  4. getting something back again

💬 Examples

  • "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"
  • "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
  • "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
  • "they set out on their return to the base camp"

🔗 Similar words

tax_returnincome_tax_returnhomecomingcoming_backrestitutionrestoration
verb
  1. go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
  2. give back
  3. go back to a previous state
  4. go back to something earlier

💬 Examples

  • "return to your native land"
  • "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
  • "render money"
  • "We reverted to the old rules"

🔗 Similar words

renderrevertretrovertregressturn_backhark_back
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