return
 折回;轉回
 return
 回覆 轉回 歸
 Re-turn v. t. & i. To turn again.
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 return
      n 1: 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" [syn: tax return, income
           tax return]
      2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia
         we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: homecoming]
      3: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite
         direction [syn: coming back]
      4: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the
         book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue
         lashing" [syn: restitution, restoration, regaining]
      5: the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on
         their return to the base camp"
      6: the income arising from land or other property; "the average
         return was about 5%" [syn: issue, proceeds, take, takings,
          yield, payoff]
      7: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the
         return of spring" [syn: recurrence]
      8: 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]
      9: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that
         causes a carriage return and a line feed [syn: return key]
      10: a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good
          as we got" [syn: paying back, getting even]
      11: a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player;
          "he won the point on a cross-court return"
      12: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a
          kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
      13: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as
          Hamlet has been long awaited" [syn: reappearance]
      v 1: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a
           previous activity [syn: go back, get back, come
           back]
      2: give back; "render money" [syn: render]
      3: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
         [syn: revert, retrovert, regress, turn back]
      4: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous
         remark of his" [syn: hark back, come back, recall]
      5: bring back to the point of departure [syn: take back, bring
         back]
      6: return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
      7: make a return; "return a kickback"
      8: answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, riposte,
          rejoin]
      9: be restored; "Her old vigor returned" [syn: come back]
      10: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: refund, repay,
           give back]
      11: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: render,
           deliver]
      12: elect again [syn: reelect]
      13: 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]
      14: return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point
          returned to the interior of the figure"
      15: 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]
      16: submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a
          bill to a legislative body"