return
1. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability (Freq. 32)
- his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return
• Syn:
tax return, income tax return
• Hypernyms:
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
• Hyponyms:
amended return, declaration of estimated tax, estimated tax return, false return, information return, joint return
2. a coming to or returning home (Freq. 6)
- on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
• Syn:
homecoming
• Hypernyms:
arrival
• Hyponyms:
repatriation
3. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
coming back
• Hypernyms:
turning, turn
4. getting something back again (Freq. 3)
- upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
• Syn:
restitution, restoration, regaining
• Derivationally related forms:
regain (for: regaining), restore (for: restoration), restitute (for: restitution)
• Hypernyms:
acquisition
• Hyponyms:
clawback
5. the act of going back to a prior location (Freq. 2)
- they set out on their return to the base camp
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
• Hyponyms:
reentry, remand
6. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property (Freq. 1)
- the average return was about 5%
• Syn:
issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
• Derivationally related forms:
yield (for: yield), take (for: take)
• Hypernyms:
income
• Hyponyms:
economic rent, rent, payback
7. the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
• Syn:
return key
• Hypernyms:
key
8. a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
- he won the point on a cross-court return
• Hypernyms:
tennis stroke, tennis shot
• Hyponyms:
backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot, chop, chop shot,
drive, drop shot, dink, forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot,
get, ground stroke, half volley, lob, overhead, smash,
passing shot, volley
• Part Holonyms:
tennis, lawn tennis
9. (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
• Topics:
American football, American football game
• Hypernyms:
run, running, running play, running game
10. the act of someone appearing again
- his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited
• Syn:
reappearance
• Derivationally related forms:
reappear (for: reappearance)
• Hypernyms:
appearance
• Hyponyms:
comeback
11. happening again (especially at regular intervals)
- the return of spring
• Syn:
recurrence
• Derivationally related forms:
recurrent (for: recurrence), recur (for: recurrence)
• Hypernyms:
repeat, repetition
• Hyponyms:
atavism, reversion, throwback, flashback
12. a reciprocal group action
- in return we gave them as good as we got
• Syn:
paying back, getting even
• Hypernyms:
group action
• Hyponyms:
requital, payment, retaliation, revenge, reciprocation, tit for tat
13. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
• Syn:
rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
• Derivationally related forms:
counter (for: counter), come back (for: comeback), riposte (for: riposte), retort (for: retort)
• Hypernyms:
reply, response
• Hyponyms:
sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth
1. go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before (Freq. 111)
- return to your native land
- the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
resurrect, rise, uprise, revisit, trace,
retrace, backtrack, turn back, double back, cut back, flash back,
home, go home, head home, boomerang, bounce
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The children return to the playground
2. give back (Freq. 14)
- render money
• Syn:
render
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
feed back, resubmit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
3. go back to a previous state (Freq. 12)
- We reverted to the old rules
• Syn:
revert, retrovert, regress, turn back
• Derivationally related forms:
regress (for: regress), regression (for: regress), retroversion (for: retrovert), reversive (for: revert), reversion (for: revert), reverting (for: revert)
• Hypernyms:
change by reversal, turn, reverse
• Hyponyms:
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress,
fall back, resile, recover, go back, recuperate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
4. go back to something earlier (Freq. 5)
- This harks back to a previous remark of his
• Syn:
hark back, come back, recall
• Hypernyms:
denote, refer
• Hyponyms:
recur, go back
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
5. bring back to the point of departure (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
take back, bring back
• Hypernyms:
bring, convey, take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They return the parcel to their parents
6. return in kind (Freq. 2)
- return a compliment
- return her love
• Hypernyms:
reciprocate
• Hyponyms:
redound
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. make a return (Freq. 2)
- return a kickback
• Topics:
football, football game
• Hypernyms:
transport, carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. be restored (Freq. 2)
- Her old vigor returned
• Syn:
come back
• Hypernyms:
reappear, re-emerge
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
9. answer back (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
retort, come back, repay, riposte, rejoin
• Derivationally related forms:
riposte (for: riposte), comeback (for: come back), retort (for: retort)
• Hypernyms:
answer, reply, respond
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
10. pay back (Freq. 1)
- Please refund me my money
• Syn:
refund, repay, give back
• Derivationally related forms:
repayment (for: repay), refund (for: refund)
• Hypernyms:
pay
• Hyponyms:
reimburse, restore, restitute
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They return the money to them
- They return them the money
11. pass down (Freq. 1)
- render a verdict
- deliver a judgment
• Syn:
render, deliver
• Hypernyms:
communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
12. 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
• Syn:
fall, pass, devolve
• Hypernyms:
change hands, change owners
• Hyponyms:
fall, light
• Verb Group:
accrue, fall
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
13. 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
• Syn:
render, yield, give, generate
• Derivationally related forms:
generation (for: generate), yield (for: yield)
• Hypernyms:
produce, make, create
• Verb Group:
give, yield, establish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
14. elect again
• Syn:
reelect
• Derivationally related forms:
reelection (for: reelect)
• Hypernyms:
elect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
15. return to a previous position;
in mathematics
- The point returned to the interior of the figure
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
16. submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
- submit a bill to a legislative body
• Hypernyms:
submit, subject
• Hyponyms:
report out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
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