return

/ri-ˈtərn/

Middle English, from Anglo-French returner, from re- + turner, tourner to turn

verb

  1. to go back or come back again

  2. to go back in thought, practice, or condition : revert

  3. to pass back to an earlier possessor

return home

reciprocate retaliate requite return mean to give back usually in kind or in quantity. reciprocate implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received. retaliate usually implies a paying back of injury in exact kind, often vengefully.

noun

  1. the act of coming back to or from a place or condition

  2. a regular or frequent returning : recurrence

  3. the delivery of a legal order (such as a writ) to the proper officer or court

adjective

  1. having or formed by a change of direction

  2. doubled on itself

  3. played, delivered, or given in return

a return facade

a return flue