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What is the verb for return?

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return
  1. (intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
  2. (intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To turn back, retreat.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To turn (something) round.
  5. (transitive) To place or put back something where it had been.
  6. (transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.
  7. (transitive) To take back something to a vendor for a refund.
  8. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
  9. (tennis) To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
  10. (card game) To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
  11. (cricket) To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
  12. (transitive) To say in reply; to respond.
  13. (computing) To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
  14. (computing) To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
  15. (transitive, dated) To retort; to throw back.
  16. (transitive) To report, or bring back and make known.
  17. (by extension, Britain) To elect according to the official report of the election officers.
  18. Synonyms:
      19. go back, come back, backtrack, get back, retreat, backpedal, come home, revisit, arrive home, arrive back, come again, hark back, retrace your steps, go back to, return to, double back, draw back, fall back, move back, turn back, retrograde, retrocede, turn tail, revert, reappear, retreat to, go back over the same ground, go into reverse, renege, break, remigrate, repudiate, forsake, be unfaithful, change, retract, betray, desert, reenter, reverse, re-enter, rush back, flood back, come back to, call in again, visit again, loop, circle, turn, dodge … more
  19. Examples:
      20. “Bo Songvisava decided to return to her native country of Thailand to establish her new restaurant.”
      “We thought that we had managed to fix the issue, but it would sadly return.”
      “Don't forget to return the book when you're done with it.”
returning
  1. present participle of return
  2. Synonyms:
      3. going back, coming back, backtracking, getting back, retreating, backpedaling, backpedalling, coming home, revisiting, arriving home, arriving back, coming again, harking back, retracing your steps, going back to, returning to, doubling back, drawing back, falling back, moving back, turning back, recurring, reoccuring, reoccurring, repeating, reappearing, resuming, recrudescing, reverting, persisting, rebounding, reentering, repeating itself, appearing again, coming round, coming round again, occurring again, bouncing back, circling back, flaring up, happening again, backing up, beginning again, coming and going, going again, reeling back, yielding … more
returne
  1. Obsolete spelling of return
returnes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of returne
returns
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of return
  2. Synonyms:
      3. goes back, comes back, backtracks, gets back, retreats, backpedals, comes home, revisits, arrives home, arrives back, comes again, harks back, retraces your steps, goes back to, returns to, doubles back, draws back, falls back, moves back, turns back, recurs, reoccurs, repeats, reappears, resumes, recrudesces, reverts, persists, rebounds, reenters, repeats itself, appears again, comes round, comes round again, occurs again, bounces back, circles back, flares up, happens again, backs up, begins again, comes and goes, goes again, reels back, yields, hands back, retrocedes … more
returneth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of return
  2. Examples:
      3. “As Donatella returneth to Dallas, so doth Roberto Cavalli, in his own genre of spaghetti western.”
      “My RSI returneth so Seany is going to take back over in a minute.”
      “As a dog returneth to his vomit, a fool returneth to his folly.”
returnest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of return
returnedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of return
returned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of return
  2. Synonyms:
      3. said, replied, responded, answered, retorted, countered, rejoined, riposted, flung back, hurled back, said in response, retaliated, come back, acknowledged, reported, declared, communicated, stated, rounded on someone, passed, arrived at, snapped back, come to, come back with, came back, came to, came back with, answered back, reacted, talked back, reciprocated, shot back, remarked, put forth, burst out, feedbacked, rebutted, squelched, echoed, sayed, fielded the question, pronounced, voiced, uttered, exclaimed, announced, related, mentioned, yakked, cried … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “After he shut down the engine in the run-up area, I should have returned to base and incompleted the event.”
      “When they returned home they took bottles of whisky and vodka back with them and another row ensued.”
      “When he returned from his act of bovicide and saw that the butter was indeed in the bowl, he was stricken with regret.”
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