return

return: return vb

1 Return, revert, recur, recrudesce are comparable when they mean to go or come back (as to a person or to a place or condition). The same distinctions in implications and connotations are evident in their corresponding nouns return, reversion, recurrence, recrudescence

Return is the ordinary term of this group; it usually implies either a going back to a starting place or a source

{
they returned as wolves return to cover, satisfied with the slaughter that they had done— Kipling
}

{
the sickness of a child caused their sudden return
}

or it may imply, especially in the case of the noun, a coming back to a former or proper place or condition

{
now shall the kingdom return to the house of David—7 Kings 12:26
}

{
look forward to the return of spring
}

{
he was greeted with enthusiasm on his return home
}

{
he returns here tomorrow
}

{
sorry to hear you had a return of your rheumatism— Whitman
}

Revert and reversion (see also REVERSION 2) most frequently imply a going back to a previous, often a lower, state or condition

{
the conception of a lordly splendid destiny for the human race, to which we are false when we revert to wars and other atavistic follies— Russell
}

{
in the last hours of his life he reverted to the young man he had been in the gutter days in Vienna— Shirer
}

{
the reversion to barbarism in political trials and punishments— Cobban
}

Both terms, however, are often used when a return after an interruption is implied (as to a previous owner, to a previous topic, or to a previous decision)

{
when the lease expires, the property reverts to the lessor
}

{
thought that he would not pass between these two, then he decided that he would hurry up and do so, then he reverted to his former decision— H. G. Wells
}

{
on reversion to private trading in aluminium in this country— Financial Times
}

Recur and recurrence imply a return, or sometimes repeated returns at more or less regular intervals, of something that has previously happened, that has previously affected a person or thing, that has previously been in one's mind, or that has been previously known or experienced

{
the idea kept recurring, and growing stronger each time it came back— Cloete
}

{
they came back to her as a dream recurs— Bennett
}

{
a melancholy tempered by recurrences of faith and resignation and simple joy— Joyce
}

{
incessant recurrence without variety breeds tedium; the overiterated becomes the monotonous— Lowes
}

Recrudesce and the more frequent recrudescence imply a return to life or activity; usually the terms imply a breaking out again of something that has been repressed, suppressed, or kept under control

{
the general influence . . . which is liable every now and then to recrudesce in his absence— Gurney
}

{
the recrudescence of an epidemic of influenza
}

Analogous words: *advert, revert: *turn, rotate, revolve: restore, *renew: *recover, regain: reverberate, repercuss, *rebound

2 *reciprocate, retaliate, requite

Analogous words: repay, recompense, compensate (see PAY): *give, bestow

return n reversion, recurrence, recrudescence (see under RETURN vb)

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Synonyms:

Go or come back, get back, turn back, Restore, give back, send back, Repayment, reimbursement, remittance, payment / Recur, revert, Repay, refund, Recompense, reward, requital, repayment, restitution / Answer, reply, respond, Requite, recompense, repay, Advantage, benefit, profit, interest / Retort, recriminate, Report, communicate, tell, Official account / Revisit, come again, Render, report, remit / Send, transmit, remit, convey

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Return — Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of the year … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Return — Re*turn , v. t. 1. To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse. [1913 Webster] Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To repay; as, to return borrowed money. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Return — may refer to:* Return (architecture), the receding edge of a flat face * Return (finance), the financial term for the profit or loss derived from an investment * Tax return, a form submitted to taxation authorities * Carriage return, a key on an… … Wikipedia
Return — Re*turn , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Returned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Returning}.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner; pref. re re + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition. Return to your father … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
return — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French returner, from re + turner, tourner to turn more at turn Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to go back or come back again < return home > b. to go back in thought, practice, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Return to Me — Infobox Film name = Return to Me caption = Theatrical release poster director = Bonnie Hunt producer = Jennie Lew Tugend writer = Bonnie Hunt (story and screenplay) Don Lake (story and screenplay) Andrew Stern (story) Samantha Goodman (story)… … Wikipedia
return — See: IN RETURN … Dictionary of American idioms
return — See: IN RETURN … Dictionary of American idioms
Return ball — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Return bend — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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