return

come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity

give back

• “render money”

go back to a previous state

• “We reverted to the old rules”

go back to something earlier

• “This harks back to a previous remark of his”

bring back to the point of departure

return in kind

• “return a compliment”
• “return her love”

make a return

• “return a kickback”

answer back

be restored

• “Her old vigor returned”

pay back

• “Please refund me my money”

pass down

• “render a verdict”
• “deliver a judgment”

elect again

be inherited by

• “The estate fell to my sister”
• “The land returned to the family”
• “The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead”

return to a previous position; in mathematics

• “The point returned to the interior of the figure”

give or supply

• “The cow brings in 5 liters of milk”
• “This year”
• “;”

submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

• “submit a bill to a legislative body”

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

getting something back again

• “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”

the act of returning to a prior location

• “they set out on their return to the base camp”

the income arising from land or other property

• “the average return was about 5%”

happening again (especially at regular intervals)

• “the return of spring”

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• “it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher”

the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

a reciprocal group action

• “in return we gave them as good as we got”

a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player

• “he won the point on a cross-court return”

(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

the act of someone appearing again

• “his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited”