Question 1 · Quick check
return
CEFRA1
/ɹɪˈtɜːn/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To go or come back to a place or earlier state.
- 02
noun
The act of going or coming back.
Examples
A week had passed since their return to Geneva.
All you have to do is to wait for me to return.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo go back in thought, narration, or argument.
To recur; to come again.
To come or go back (to a place or person).
More examples
In contextYou should return home before it gets dark.
Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.
To return to my story[…]
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Origin
verb
From Middle English returnen, retornen, from Anglo-Norman returner, from Old French retourner, retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare (“to turn back”), from re- + tornare (“to turn”). By surface analysis, re- + turn. Compare beturn.