return
/rɪˈtərn/
फर्किनु, फर्काउनु, फिर्ता गर्नु
noun
1. tax return, income tax return
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"
2. homecoming
a coming to or returning home
"on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
3. coming back
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
4. restitution, restoration, regaining
getting something back again
"upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
5. return
the act of going back to a prior location
"they set out on their return to the base camp"
6. issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"
7. recurrence
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
"the return of spring"
8. rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
9. return key
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
10. paying back, getting even
a reciprocal group action
"in return we gave them as good as we got"
11. return
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
"he won the point on a cross-court return"
12. return
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
13. reappearance
the act of someone appearing again
"his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
verb
1. return
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
"return to your native land"
"the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
2. render
give back
"render money"
3. revert, retrovert, regress, turn back
go back to a previous state
"We reverted to the old rules"
4. hark back, come back, recall
go back to something earlier
"This harks back to a previous remark of his"
5. take back, bring back
bring back to the point of departure
6. return
return in kind
"return a compliment"
"return her love"
7. return
make a return
"return a kickback"
8. retort, come back, repay, riposte, rejoin
answer back
9. come back
be restored
"Her old vigor returned"
10. refund, repay, give back
pay back
"Please refund me my money"
11. render, deliver
pass down
"render a verdict"
"deliver a judgment"
12. reelect
elect again
13. fall, pass, devolve
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"
14. return
return to a previous position
in mathematics
"The point returned to the interior of the figure"
15. render, yield, give, generate
give or supply
"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"
"This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"
"The estate renders some revenue for the family"
16. return
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
"submit a bill to a legislative body"
Synonyms
recur revert reappear come back repay requite recompense retaliate render restore yield produce give back repay
Antonyms
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