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Complete Definition of "return"

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English

Etymology
From OF. retorner (French: retourner).

Verb
en-verb

To give something back to its original holder/owner.
To take something back to a retailer for a refund.
To come back after some period of time, or at regular intervals.
To go back in thought, narration, or argument. "But to return to my story."
context|Tennis: To bat the ball in response to a serve over the net.
context|Card games: To play a card as a result of another player's lead; return a trump.
cricket To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
computing intransitive To go back from a called procedure to the procedure that called it.
computing transitive Of a called procedure, to pass back (data) to the calling procedure.

trans-top|to take something back to a retailer for a refund
Russian: Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (vozvraÅ¡'Ã¡tâ��) impf, Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ð¸Ñ�Ñ� (vozvratÃtâ��) pf; Ð²ÐµÑ�Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (v'ernÃºt') pf
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Slovene: vrniti
Spanish: t-|es|devolver
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|Ø¹Ø§Ø¯ IPAchar|(Ê�Ä�da)
ttbc|Croatian: vratiti
ttbc|Chinese: è¿�å�� (fÇ�nhuÃ)
ttbc|Dutch: terugkeren, terugkomen
ttbc|Filipino: magbalÃk
ttbc|French: revenir, retourner
ttbc|German: zurÃ¼ckkehren zurÃ¼ckkommen
ttbc|Hungarian: visszautaz, hazautaz, visszatÃ©r
ttbc|Italian: restituire, ritornare
ttbc|Japanese: å¸°ã�� (kaeru)
ttbc|Korean: ë��ì��ì�¤ë�¤ (doraoda)
ttbc|Polish: oddaÄ� (1,2), wrÃ³ciÄ� (3,4), powrÃ³ciÄ� (3)
ttbc|Portuguese: devolver (1,2), restituir (1,2), retornar (3), voltar (3,4)
ttbc|Romanian: Ã®ntoarce, reveni, returna
Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (vozvraÅ¡'Ã¡tâ��s'a) impf (3,4), Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ð¸Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (vozvratÃtâ��s'a) pf (3,4), Ð²ÐµÑ�Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (v'ernÃºt's'a) pf (3,4)
ttbc|Swahili: regesha (1,2), regea (3)
ttbc|Swedish: Ã¥terlÃ¤mna (1), returnera (1,5), Ã¥tervÃ¤nda (3,4)
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Noun
en-noun

The act of a person returning.

#:"Upon my return..."

A return ticket.
An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.
finance: Gain or loss from an investment. "It yielded a return of 5%..."
context|taxation|finance: A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts. A tax return.
computing A character that indicates a new line. Hexadecimal %x0d, decimal 13. Old typewriters had a carriage that lined up the paper with the printing strike-arms; with the advent of electronic typewriters, the "carriage return" key would realign the printing at the left margin, and advance to a new line. Early computers added <CR><LF> (13,10) to indicate a new line, with variations such as <LF> (10), <CR> (13) and even <LF><CR> (10,13). Modern computer use has expanded the meaning to denote a new paragraph.
computing The act of going back from a called procedure to the procedure that called it.
computing The data passed back from a called procedure to the calling procedure (also return value).
A short extention (perpendicular) of a desk, usually slightly lower.
context|Football (American): Catching a ball after a punt, and running it back towards the opposing team.
cricket A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.

trans-top|return ticket
Finnish: menopaluulippu, edestakainen matkalippu
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Kurdish: KUchar|Ù¾Ù�Ù�â��Û� Ú¯Ù�â��Ú�Ø§Ù�Ù�â��Ù�Ù�â��
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trans-top|item that is returned
Finnish: palautus, asiakaspalautus
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Russian: Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ� (vozvrÃ¡t) m
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trans-top|(finance) gain or loss from an investment
Czech: nÃ¡vratnost f
Finnish: t+|fi|tulos
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Russian: Ð¾Ñ�Ð´Ð°Ñ�Ð° (otdÃ¡Ä�a) m
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trans-top|(finance) tax return
Finnish: t-|fi|veroilmoitus
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Russian: Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ� (vozvrÃ¡t) m
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trans-top|(computing) character that indicates a new line
Finnish: rivinsiirto
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Russian: Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ� ÐºÐ°Ñ�ÐµÑ�ÐºÐ¸ (vozvrÃ¡t kar'Ã©ki) m, Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ� (vozvrÃ¡t) m
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trans-top|(computing) act of going back from a called procedure to the procedure that called it
Finnish: paluu, palautus
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Russian: Ð²Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ñ�Ð°Ñ� (vozvrÃ¡t) m
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trans-top|(computing) return value
Finnish: palautustieto
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trans-top|short prependicular extention of a desk
Finnish: sivupÃ¶ytÃ¤
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trans-top|(American football)
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ttbc|Croatian: povratak m
ttbc|Polish: zwrot (2), powrÃ³t (5)
ttbc|Swedish: retur c (1,2), vagnretur c (1, obsolete), Ã¥terkomst (5), Ã¥terbÃ¤ring (7)
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Anagrams
turner

fa:return
fr:return
io:return
it:return
hu:return
ru:return
fi:return
ta:return
te:return
vi:return
zh:return

Revision and Credits for"return"
2007-12-25 14:51 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech Full Revision History
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