return

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bring back to the point of departure
be restored
go back to something earlier
answer back
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
pass down
be inherited by
To repay
give or supply
a reciprocal group action
pay back
a coming to or returning home
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer´s tax liability
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
A payment
the act of someone appearing again
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
elect again
getting something back again
go back to a previous state
give back
An answer
To turn back
the act of going back to a prior location
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
return in kind
make a return
return to a previous position
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular
To speak in answer
To revert
To go back in thought, narration, or argument
To bring, carry, send, or turn, back
To give in requital or recompense
To give back in reply
To retort
To report, or bring back and make known
To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior
Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers
To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done
To convey into official custody, or to a general depository
To bat (the ball) back over the net
To lead in response to the lead of one´s partner
The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition
The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition
That which is returned
An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like
The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc
The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold
The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court
The certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document
The sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners
A day in bank
An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer
The turnings and windings of a trench or mine
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in South Carolina

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