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return

noun · verb · 65 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: rĭ-tûrnʹ
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɜːn/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: rĭ-tûrnʹ
  • Canada, General-American: /ɹɪˈtɝn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Ireland: rĭ-tûrnʹ
  • Ireland: /ɹəˈtɚːn/
  • /ɹəˈtʊːɹn/ Dublin
  • South-Asia: /ɾɪˈtə(ɾ)n/
  • homophone: written
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)n
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 T ER1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 T ER1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of returning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I expect the house to be spotless upon my return.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A return ticket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Do you want a one-way or a return?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An answer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • a return to one’s question

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Gain or loss from an investment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • It yielded a return of 5%.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts; a tax return.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, economics, finance, government, sciences, taxation

Examples

  • Hand in your return within 90 days of the end of the tax year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A carriage return character.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A return pipe, returning fluid to a boiler or other central plant (compare with flow pipe, which carries liquid away from a central plant).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The boiler technician had to cut out the heating return to access the safety valve.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A roadway along which foul air travels from the face on its way out of the mine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, mining

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

The act of catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, such as a moulding; applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: architecture

Examples

  • A facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To come or go back (to a place or person).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

To go back in thought, narration, or argument.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • To return to my story[...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

To recur; to come again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Winter returns every year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To turn back, retreat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

To turn (something) round.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

verb

Meaning 22

To place or put back something where it had been.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Please return your hands to your lap.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

verb

Meaning 23

To give something back to its original holder or owner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • You should return the library book within one month.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

verb

Meaning 24

To give in requital or recompense; to requite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

verb

Meaning 25

To reciprocate (a visit or telephone call).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Hello, I’m just returning your call. What did you want to talk about?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

verb

Meaning 26

To take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Yeah, it’s $600,000 but, if it doesn’t work, you can always return it. As long as it’s undamaged and in the original packaging, I’ll give you a full refund.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

verb

Meaning 27

To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

Examples

  • The player couldn’t return the serve because it was so fast.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

verb

Meaning 28

To play a card as a result of another player’s lead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, games

Examples

  • If one players plays a trump, the others must return a trump.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

29

verb

Meaning 29

To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

30

verb

Meaning 30

To say in reply; to respond.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • to return an answer; to return thanks; “Do it yourself!” she returned.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

31

verb

Meaning 31

To relinquish control to the calling procedure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

32

verb

Meaning 32

To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • This function returns the number of files in the directory.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

33

verb

Meaning 33

To retort; to throw back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, transitive

Examples

  • to return the lie

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

34

verb

Meaning 34

To report, or bring back and make known.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • to return the result of an election

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

35

verb

Meaning 35

To elect to a certain office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, broadly, dated

Examples

  • he was returned as a Member of Parliament

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

36

verb

Meaning 36

To give a thrust or cut after parrying a sword-thrust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

37

noun

Meaning 37

the act of someone appearing again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reappearance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appearance

Narrower terms: comeback

38

noun

Meaning 38

a coming to or returning home

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: homecoming

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arrival

Narrower terms: repatriation

39

noun

Meaning 39

getting something back again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: restitution, restoration, regaining

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: acquisition

Narrower terms: clawback

40

noun

Meaning 40

the act of going back to a prior location

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they set out on their return to the base camp

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motion, movement, move

Narrower terms: reentry, remand

41

noun

Meaning 41

(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: run, running, running play, running game

42

noun

Meaning 42

a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he won the point on a cross-court return

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tennis stroke, tennis shot

Narrower terms: 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

43

noun

Meaning 43

a reciprocal group action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in return we gave them as good as we got

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paying back, getting even

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: group action

Narrower terms: requital, payment, retaliation, revenge, reciprocation, tit for tat

44

noun

Meaning 44

the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: return key

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: key

45

noun

Meaning 45

document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tax return, income tax return

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument

Narrower terms: amended return, declaration of estimated tax, estimated tax return, false return, information return, joint return

46

noun

Meaning 46

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, comeback, counter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reply, response

Narrower terms: sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth

47

noun

Meaning 47

happening again (especially at regular intervals)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the return of spring

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: recurrence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: repeat, repetition

Narrower terms: atavism, reversion, throwback, flashback

48

noun

Meaning 48

the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coming back

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: turning, turn

49

noun

Meaning 49

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the average return was about 5%

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: income

Narrower terms: economic rent, rent, payback

50

verb

Meaning 50

go back to a previous state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We reverted to the old rules

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: revert, retrovert, regress, turn back

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change by reversal, turn, reverse

Narrower terms: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back, resile, recover, go back, recuperate

51

verb

Meaning 51

be restored

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Her old vigor returned

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: come back

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reappear, re-emerge

52

verb

Meaning 52

answer back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: retort, come back, repay, riposte, rejoin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: answer, reply, respond

53

verb

Meaning 53

submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • submit a bill to a legislative body

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: submit, subject

Narrower terms: report out

54

verb

Meaning 54

go back to something earlier

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This harks back to a previous remark of his

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hark back, come back, recall

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: denote, refer

Narrower terms: recur, go back

55

verb

Meaning 55

pass down

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • render a verdict
  • deliver a judgment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: render, deliver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across

56

verb

Meaning 56

make a return

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • return a kickback

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: transport, carry

57

verb

Meaning 57

give or supply

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: render, yield, give, generate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: produce, make, create

58

verb

Meaning 58

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • return to your native land
  • the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote

Narrower terms: resurrect, rise, uprise, revisit, trace, retrace, backtrack, turn back, double back, cut back, flash back, home, go home, head home, return, boomerang, bounce

59

verb

Meaning 59

return to a previous position; in mathematics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The point returned to the interior of the figure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: return

60

verb

Meaning 60

bring back to the point of departure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take back, bring back

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bring, convey, take

61

verb

Meaning 61

be inherited by

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fall, pass, devolve

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change hands, change owners

Narrower terms: fall, light

62

verb

Meaning 62

pay back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Please refund me my money

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: refund, repay, give back

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pay

Narrower terms: reimburse, restore, restitute

63

verb

Meaning 63

give back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • render money

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: render

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: give

Narrower terms: feed back, resubmit

64

verb

Meaning 64

return in kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • return a compliment
  • return her love

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reciprocate

Narrower terms: redound

65

verb

Meaning 65

elect again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reelect

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: elect

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

554 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَوْدَة (ʕawda) — act of returning
  • Arabic: رجوع (ruguuʕ) — act of returning
  • Azerbaijani: qayıdış — act of returning
  • Azerbaijani: geri dönmə — act of returning
  • Azerbaijani: dönüş — act of returning
  • Breton: distro — act of returning
  • Bulgarian: връщане (vrǎštane) — act of returning
  • Catalan: tornada — act of returning
  • Catalan: retorn — act of returning
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歸還 /归还 (guīhuán) — act of returning
  • Czech: návrat — act of returning
  • Danish: tilbagevænding — act of returning
  • Danish: retur — act of returning
  • Esperanto: reveno — act of returning
  • Esperanto: reiro — act of returning
  • Finnish: paluu — act of returning
  • Finnish: palaaminen — act of returning
  • French: retour — act of returning
  • West-Frisian: weromkear — act of returning
  • Galician: volta — act of returning
  • Galician: retorno — act of returning
  • Galician: vida — act of returning
  • German: Rückkehr — act of returning
  • Greek: επιστροφή (epistrofí) — act of returning
  • Hebrew: החזרה — act of returning
  • Hungarian: visszatérés — act of returning
  • Hungarian: visszaérkezés — act of returning
  • Hungarian: megérkezés — act of returning
  • Hungarian: hazaérkezés — act of returning
  • Hungarian: hazatérés — act of returning
  • Hungarian: visszajövetel — act of returning
  • Hungarian: hazajövetel — act of returning
  • Italian: ritorno — act of returning
  • Japanese: 復帰 (fukki) — act of returning
  • Japanese: 返却 (henkyaku) — act of returning
  • Japanese: 帰還 (kikan) — act of returning
  • Central Kurdish: گەڕانەوە (gerranewe) — act of returning
  • Latin: reditus — act of returning
  • Latin: regressus — act of returning
  • Latin: revertersio — act of returning
  • Latin: reversio — act of returning
  • Latin: fructus — act of returning
  • Māori: hokianga — act of returning
  • Māori: hokinga — act of returning
  • Māori: waihapenga — act of returning
  • Norwegian Bokmål: retur — act of returning
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: retur — act of returning
  • Old English: edċierr — act of returning
  • Persian: بازگشت (bâzgašt) — act of returning
  • Persian: برگشت (bargašt) — act of returning
  • Polish: powrót — act of returning
  • Portuguese: retorno — act of returning
  • Portuguese: volta — act of returning
  • Portuguese: regresso — act of returning
  • Romanian: reîntoarcere — act of returning
  • Romanian: înapoiere — act of returning
  • Romanian: revenire — act of returning
  • Russian: возвраще́ние (vozvraščénije) — act of returning
  • Russian: возвра́т (vozvrát) — act of returning
  • Scottish Gaelic: dìoladh — act of returning
  • Slovene: vrnitev — act of returning
  • Slovene: povratek — act of returning
  • Spanish: regreso — act of returning
  • Spanish: retorno — act of returning
  • Spanish: vuelta — act of returning
  • Swedish: återkomst — act of returning
  • Swedish: återvändo — act of returning
  • Swedish: retur — act of returning
  • Tagalog: pagbalik — act of returning
  • Tagalog: pagbabalik — act of returning
  • Taos: mùoliʼíne — act of returning
  • Ukrainian: пове́рнення (povérnennja) — act of returning
  • Bulgarian: връщане (vrǎštane) — act of returning an item
  • German: Rückgabe — act of returning an item
  • Hungarian: visszavétel — act of returning an item
  • Hungarian: visszavitel — act of returning an item
  • Hungarian: visszaadás — act of returning an item
  • Hungarian: visszaváltás — act of returning an item
  • Hungarian: visszaszolgáltatás — act of returning an item
  • Hungarian: visszaküldés — act of returning an item
  • Indonesian: retur — act of returning an item
  • Spanish: retrovendición — act of returning an item
  • Spanish: retroventa — act of returning an item
  • Spanish: devolución — act of returning an item
  • Ottoman Turkish: اعاده (iʼade) — act of returning an item
  • Ukrainian: пове́рнення (povérnennja) — act of returning an item
  • Bulgarian: връщане (vrǎštane) — item that is returned
  • Danish: retur — item that is returned
  • Finnish: palautus — item that is returned
  • Finnish: asiakaspalautus — item that is returned
  • Hungarian: visszáru — item that is returned
  • Italian: reso — item that is returned
  • Japanese: 返品 (henpin) — item that is returned
  • Norwegian Bokmål: retur — item that is returned
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilbakeleving — item that is returned
  • Persian: برگشتی (bargašti) — item that is returned
  • Polish: zwrot — item that is returned
  • Russian: возвра́т (vozvrát) — item that is returned
  • Swedish: retur — item that is returned
  • Ottoman Turkish: اعاده (iʼade) — item that is returned
  • Bulgarian: отчет (otčet) — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Bulgarian: доклад (doklad) — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Danish: resultat — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Finnish: tulos — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Finnish: tulokset — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Finnish: raportti — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • German: Bericht — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • German: Wahlbericht — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Hungarian: beszámoló — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Hungarian: jelentés — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Norwegian Bokmål: resultat — formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information
  • Bulgarian: доход (dohod) — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Czech: návratnost — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Danish: afkast — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Finnish: tulos — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • French: rendement — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • French: rendement — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Hebrew: תְּשׁוּאָה (t'shuá) — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Hungarian: hozam — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Hungarian: haszon — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Hungarian: nyereség — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Hungarian: profit — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Hungarian: jövedelem — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Hungarian: megtérülés — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Japanese: 利益 (rieki) — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Latin: reditus — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avkastning — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avkastning — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Russian: отда́ча (otdáča) — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Swedish: avkastning — finance: gain or loss from an investment
  • Bulgarian: декларация (deklaracija) — finance: tax return
  • Danish: selvangivelse — finance: tax return
  • Finnish: veroilmoitus — finance: tax return
  • Hungarian: bevallás — finance: tax return
  • Hungarian: adóbevallás — finance: tax return
  • Hungarian: jövedelembevallás — finance: tax return
  • Japanese: 還付 (kanpu) — finance: tax return
  • Norwegian Bokmål: selvangivelse — finance: tax return
  • Portuguese: declaração — finance: tax return
  • Russian: возвра́т (vozvrát) — finance: tax return
  • Swahili: ritani — finance: tax return
  • Swedish: återbäring — finance: tax return
  • Swedish: skatteåterbäring — finance: tax return
  • Swedish: deklaration — finance: tax return
  • Swedish: självdeklaration — finance: tax return
  • Danish: retur — computing: carriage return character
  • Finnish: rivinsiirto — computing: carriage return character
  • Finnish: rivinvaihto — computing: carriage return character
  • Greek: επαναφορά (epanaforá) — computing: carriage return character
  • Hungarian: kocsi vissza — computing: carriage return character
  • Hungarian: kocsivisszafutás — computing: carriage return character
  • Japanese: 復帰 (fukki) — computing: carriage return character
  • Norwegian Bokmål: retur — computing: carriage return character
  • Norwegian Bokmål: returtast — computing: carriage return character
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vognretur — computing: carriage return character
  • Russian: возвра́т каретки (vozvrát karetki) — computing: carriage return character
  • Russian: возвра́т (vozvrát) — computing: carriage return character
  • Swedish: retur — computing: carriage return character
  • Swedish: returtangent — computing: carriage return character
  • Swedish: vagnretur — computing: carriage return character
  • Bulgarian: връщане (vrǎštane) — computing: act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure
  • Finnish: paluu — computing: act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure
  • Finnish: palautus — computing: act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure
  • Japanese: 復帰 (fukki) — computing: act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure
  • Russian: возвра́т (vozvrát) — computing: act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure
  • Bulgarian: върната стойност (vǎrnata stojnost) — computing: return value
  • Finnish: paluuarvo — computing: return value
  • Finnish: palautustieto — computing: return value
  • Hungarian: visszatérési érték — computing: return value
  • Japanese: 戻り値 (modorichi) — computing: return value
  • Swedish: returvärde — computing: return value
  • Finnish: sivupöytä — short perpendicular extension of a desk
  • Aklanon: uli' — to come or go back
  • Southern Altai: кайдар (kaydar) — to come or go back
  • Arabic: رَجَعَ (rajaʕa) — to come or go back
  • Arabic: عَادَ (ʕāda) — to come or go back
  • Arabic: رجع (regeʕ) — to come or go back
  • Arabic: رِجِع (rijiʕ) — to come or go back
  • Arabic: رِجِع (rijiʕ) — to come or go back
  • Arabic: روّح (rawwaḥ) — to come or go back
  • Arabic: عاد (ʕād) — to come or go back
  • Armenian: վերադառնալ (veradaṙnal) — to come or go back
  • Aromanian: tornu (roa-rup) — to come or go back
  • Assamese: উভত (ubhot) — to come or go back
  • Azerbaijani: qayıtmaq — to come or go back
  • Azerbaijani: geri dönmək — to come or go back
  • Bangi: butwa — to come or go back
  • Bashkir: ҡайтыу (qaytıw) — to come or go back
  • Bashkir: кире килеү (kire kilew) — to come or go back
  • Bashkir: кире китеү (kire kitew) — to come or go back
  • Bashkir: кире барыу (kire barıw) — to come or go back
  • Belarusian: варо́чацца (varóčacca) — to come or go back
  • Belarusian: вярну́цца (vjarnúcca) — to come or go back
  • Belarusian: вярта́цца (vjartácca) — to come or go back
  • Belarusian: зварача́цца (zvaračácca) — to come or go back
  • Belarusian: звярну́цца (zvjarnúcca) — to come or go back
  • Bengali: ফেরা (phera) — to come or go back
  • Bulgarian: връ́щам се (vrǎ́štam se) — to come or go back
  • Bulgarian: въ́рна се (vǎ́rna se) — to come or go back
  • Burmese: ပြန် (pran) — to come or go back
  • Catalan: tornar — to come or go back
  • Cebuano: uli — to come or go back
  • Cherokee: ᎢᎦᎷᎦ (igaluga) — to come or go back
  • Chinese Cantonese: 返去 (faan1 heoi3) — to come or go back
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 转 (duon) — to come or go back
  • Chinese Mandarin: 返回 (fǎnhuí) — to come or go back
  • Chinese Mandarin: 回來 /回来 (huílai) — to come or go back
  • Chinese Mandarin: 回去 (huíqu) — to come or go back
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歸 /归 (guī) — to come or go back
  • Cornish: dehweles — to come or go back
  • Czech: vrátit se — to come or go back
  • Czech: vracet se — to come or go back
  • Dalmatian: tornuar — to come or go back
  • Danish: gå tilbage — to come or go back
  • Danish: vende tilbage — to come or go back
  • Danish: returnere — to come or go back
  • Dutch: terugkomen — to come or go back
  • Dutch: terugkeren — to come or go back
  • Esperanto: reveni — to come or go back
  • Estonian: naasma — to come or go back
  • Evenki: мучу- (muçu-) — to come or go back
  • Finnish: palata — to come or go back
  • French: revenir — to come or go back
  • French: retourner — to come or go back
  • French: s’en retourner — to come or go back
  • Friulian: tornâ — to come or go back
  • Galician: volver — to come or go back
  • Georgian: დაბრუნება (dabruneba) — to come or go back
  • German: zurückkehren — to come or go back
  • German: zurückkommen — to come or go back
  • Greek: γυρίζω (gyrízo) — to come or go back
  • Ancient Greek: ἐπανέρχομαι (epanérkhomai) — to come or go back
  • Haitian Creole: tounen — to come or go back
  • Hawaiian: hoʻi — to come or go back
  • Hebrew: חָזַר (khazar) — to come or go back
  • Hebrew: שָׁב (shav) — to come or go back
  • Hindi: लौटना (lauṭnā) — to come or go back
  • Hungarian: visszatér — to come or go back
  • Hungarian: visszautazik — to come or go back
  • Hungarian: hazautazik — to come or go back
  • Icelandic: skila — to come or go back
  • Ido: retroirar — to come or go back
  • Indonesian: balik — to come or go back
  • Indonesian: membalik — to come or go back
  • Indonesian: pulang — to come or go back
  • Ingrian: tulla takas — to come or go back
  • Ingrian: männä takas — to come or go back
  • Interlingua: retornar — to come or go back
  • Irish: fill — to come or go back
  • Istriot: turnà — to come or go back
  • Italian: tornare — to come or go back
  • Japanese: 戻る (modoru) — to come or go back
  • Japanese: 帰る (kaeru) — to come or go back
  • Javanese: walik — to come or go back
  • Javanese: bali — to come or go back
  • Javanese: mulih — to come or go back
  • Old Javanese: walik — to come or go back
  • Old Javanese: wali — to come or go back
  • Old Javanese: pulih — to come or go back
  • Kazakh: қайту (qaitu) — to come or go back
  • Korean: 돌아가다 (doragada) — to come or go back
  • Korean: 돌아오다 (doraoda) — to come or go back
  • Central Kurdish: گەڕانەوە (gerranewe) — to come or go back
  • Northern Kurdish: vegerîn — to come or go back
  • Ladino: tornar (atrás) — to come or go back
  • Lao: ກັບຄືນ (kap khư̄n) — to come or go back
  • Lao: ເມືອ (mư̄a) — to come or go back
  • Latin: revertor — to come or go back
  • Latin: regredior — to come or go back
  • Latin: redeō — to come or go back
  • Latin: reveniō — to come or go back
  • Latin: remeo — to come or go back
  • Latin: rebito — to come or go back
  • Latvian: atnākt atpakaļ — to come or go back
  • Latvian: nākt atpakaļ — to come or go back
  • Lingala: butwa — to come or go back
  • Lithuanian: grįžti — to come or go back
  • Lithuanian: sugrįžti — to come or go back
  • Lombard: tornà — to come or go back
  • : ᦗᦸᧅ (poak) — to come or go back
  • Malay: kembali — to come or go back
  • Malay: pulang — to come or go back
  • Manx: tar er-ash — to come or go back
  • Māori: hoki — to come or go back
  • Māori: waihape — to come or go back
  • Mazanderani: درسّن (daressan) — to come or go back
  • Mazanderani: دگردسّن (degardessan, dagerdessan) — to come or go back
  • Khiamniungan Naga: yò — to come or go back
  • Nahuatl: iloti — to come or go back
  • Nanai: мочого- (močogo-) — to come or go back
  • Neapolitan: turnà — to come or go back
  • Norman: r’vénîn — to come or go back
  • Norwegian Bokmål: returnere — to come or go back
  • Norwegian Bokmål: komme tilbake — to come or go back
  • Occitan: tornar — to come or go back
  • Old English: ġeċierran eft — to come or go back
  • Old Norse: ganga aptr — to come or go back
  • Persian: برگشتن (bargaštan) — to come or go back
  • Persian: بازگشتن (bâzgaštan) — to come or go back
  • Polish: wracać — to come or go back
  • Polish: wrócić — to come or go back
  • Portuguese: voltar — to come or go back
  • Portuguese: retornar — to come or go back
  • Portuguese: regressar — to come or go back
  • Quechua: chayanpuy — to come or go back
  • Quechua: kutiy — to come or go back
  • Romanian: întoarce — to come or go back
  • Romansh: turnar — to come or go back
  • Romansh: turner — to come or go back
  • Romansh: tuornar — to come or go back
  • Russian: возвраща́ться (vozvraščátʹsja) — to come or go back
  • Russian: возврати́ться (vozvratítʹsja) — to come or go back
  • Russian: верну́ться (vernútʹsja) — to come or go back
  • Sardinian: torràe — to come or go back
  • Sardinian: torrài — to come or go back
  • Sardinian: torrare — to come or go back
  • Shan: မိူဝ်း (móe) — to come or go back
  • Shor: нанарға (nanarğa) — to come or go back
  • Sicilian: turnari — to come or go back
  • Slovak: vracať sa — to come or go back
  • Slovak: vrátiť sa — to come or go back
  • Slovak: navrátiť sa — to come or go back
  • Somali: noqosho — to come or go back
  • Spanish: retornar — to come or go back
  • Spanish: regresar — to come or go back
  • Spanish: volver — to come or go back
  • Swahili: kurudi — to come or go back
  • Swedish: återvända — to come or go back
  • Swedish: gå tillbaka — to come or go back
  • Tagalog: bumalik — to come or go back
  • Tausug: uwi — to come or go back
  • Thai: กลับมา (glàp maa) — to come or go back
  • Thai: กลับ (glàp) — to come or go back
  • Turkish: geri dönmek — to come or go back
  • Turkish: kayıtmak — to come or go back
  • Ottoman Turkish: دونمك (dönmek) — to come or go back
  • Ugaritic: 𐎘𐎁 (ṯb) — to come or go back
  • Ukrainian: поверта́тися (povertátysja) — to come or go back
  • Ukrainian: поверну́тися (povernútysja) — to come or go back
  • Ukrainian: верта́тися (vertátysja) — to come or go back
  • Ukrainian: верну́тися (vernútysja) — to come or go back
  • Ukrainian: вороча́тися (voročátysja) — to come or go back
  • Ukrainian: заверта́тися (zavertátysja) — to come or go back
  • Ukrainian: заверну́тися (zavernútysja) — to come or go back
  • Urdu: لوٹا (lauṭnā) — to come or go back
  • Venetan: tornar — to come or go back
  • Vietnamese: về — to come or go back
  • Vietnamese: trở lại — to come or go back
  • Vietnamese: trở về — to come or go back
  • Welsh: dychwelyd — to come or go back
  • Zazaki: a gêrnaen — to come or go back
  • Zyphe: dih — to come or go back
  • Armenian: վերադառնալ (veradaṙnal) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Bashkir: ҡайтыу (qaytıw) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Bulgarian: връ́щам се (vrǎ́štam se) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Bulgarian: въ́рна се (vǎ́rna se) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Danish: komme tilbage til — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Danish: vende tilbage til — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Danish: tilbagevende — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Dutch: teruggaan — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Dutch: terugkeren — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Finnish: palata — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Japanese: 戻る (modoru) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Latin: redeo — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Latin: revenio — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Latin: regredior — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Latin: revertor — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Latin: remeo — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Norwegian Bokmål: komme tilbake — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Persian: بازگشتن (bâzgaštan) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Polish: cofać — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Polish: cofnąć — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Polish: wycofywać — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Polish: wycofać — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Portuguese: voltar — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Portuguese: retornar — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Portuguese: regressar — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Russian: возвраща́ться (vozvraščátʹsja) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Russian: возврати́ться (vozvratítʹsja) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Russian: верну́ться (vernútʹsja) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Spanish: volver — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Swedish: återvända — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Tagalog: bumalik — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Turkish: geri dönmek — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Ottoman Turkish: دونمك (dönmek) — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Zazaki: peyser arden — to go back in thought, narration, or argument
  • Bashkir: сигенеү (sigenew) — to turn back, retreat
  • Bulgarian: обръщам се (obrǎštam se) — to turn back, retreat
  • Catalan: tornar enrere — to turn back, retreat
  • Danish: falde tilbage — to turn back, retreat
  • Danish: retræte — to turn back, retreat
  • Danish: returnere — to turn back, retreat
  • Danish: gå tilbage — to turn back, retreat
  • Danish: vende om — to turn back, retreat
  • Dutch: teruggaan — to turn back, retreat
  • Finnish: palata — to turn back, retreat
  • French: rebrousser chemin — to turn back, retreat
  • Italian: ripercorrere — to turn back, retreat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: returnere — to turn back, retreat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjøre vendereis — to turn back, retreat
  • Polish: cofać się — to turn back, retreat
  • Polish: cofnąć się — to turn back, retreat
  • Polish: wycofywać się — to turn back, retreat
  • Polish: wycofać się — to turn back, retreat
  • Portuguese: retornar — to turn back, retreat
  • Turkish: geri çekilmek — to turn back, retreat
  • Zazaki: peyser anciyen — to turn back, retreat
  • Bulgarian: обръщам (obrǎštam) — to turn (something) round
  • Danish: vende — to turn (something) round
  • Danish: vende om — to turn (something) round
  • Finnish: kääntää ympäri — to turn (something) round
  • Turkish: döndürmek — to turn (something) round
  • Zazaki: peyser kerden — to turn (something) round
  • Spanish: regresar — to put something back where it had been
  • Arabic: أَرْجَعَ (ʔarjaʕa) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Arabic: أَعَادَ (ʔaʕāda) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Arabic: رَدَّ (radda) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Arabic: رَجَّع (rajjaʕ) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Arabic: ردّ (redd) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Armenian: վերադարձնել (veradarjnel) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Azerbaijani: qaytarmaq — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Bashkir: ҡайтарыу (qaytarıw) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Bashkir: кире ҡуйыу (kire quyıw) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Bashkir: кире һалыу (kire halıw) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Belarusian: зварача́ць (zvaračácʹ) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Belarusian: звярну́ць (zvjarnúcʹ) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Belarusian: вярта́ць (vjartácʹ) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Belarusian: вярну́ць (vjarnúcʹ) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Bengali: দেয়া (deẏa) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Bulgarian: връ́щам (vrǎ́štam) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Bulgarian: въ́рна (vǎ́rna) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Catalan: tornar — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Chinese Cantonese: 畀返 (bei2 faan1) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 送還 /送还 (sònghuán) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 退回 (tuìhuí) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歸還 /归还 (guīhuán) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Czech: vrátit — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Danish: returnere — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Danish: give tilbage — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Dutch: teruggeven — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Esperanto: redoni — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Finnish: palauttaa — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • French: rendre — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • French: retourner — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Friulian: tornâ — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Friulian: rindi — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • German: zurückgeben — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Greek: επιστρέφω (epistréfo) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Ancient Greek: ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Hawaiian: hoʻihoʻi — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Hebrew: הֶחֱזִיר (hekhezir) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Hebrew: הֵשִׁיב (heshív) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Hindi: वापस देना (vāpas denā) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Hungarian: visszaad — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Icelandic: skila — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Italian: restituire — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Italian: rendere — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Japanese: 戻す (modosu) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Japanese: 返す (kaesu) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Kapampangan: ablas — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Central Kurdish: گەڕاندنەوە (gerrandnewe) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Latin: reddō — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Latin: restituō — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Latin: redhibeō — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Malay: memulangkan — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Māori: whakahoki — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilbakelevere — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: returnere — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Odia: ଦେଇ ଆସିବା (Dei āsibā) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Old English: āġiefan — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Oromo: deebisuu — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Persian: برگرداندن (bargardândan) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Persian: بازگرداندن (bâz-gardândan) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Polish: zwracać — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Polish: zwrócić — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Polish: oddawać — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Polish: oddać — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Portuguese: devolver — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Portuguese: retornar — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Portuguese: restituir — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Quechua: kutichiy — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Romanian: restitui — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Romanian: înapoia — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Romanian: returna — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Russian: возвраща́ть (vozvraščátʹ) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Russian: возврати́ть (vozvratítʹ) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Russian: верну́ть (vernútʹ) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Slovak: vracať — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Slovak: vrátiť — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Slovak: navrátiť — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Slovene: vrniti — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Spanish: devolver — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Spanish: retornar — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Spanish: regresar — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Swedish: återlämna — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Tagalog: isauli — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Tagalog: ibalik — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Turkish: iade etmek — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Ukrainian: поверта́ти (povertáty) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Ukrainian: поверну́ти (povernúty) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Ukrainian: верта́ти (vertáty) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Ukrainian: верну́ти (vernúty) — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Vietnamese: trả — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Vietnamese: trả lại — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Walloon: rinde — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Walloon: ridner — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Welsh: edfryd — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Welsh: adfer — to give something back to its original holder or owner
  • Finnish: maksaa samalla mitalla — to give in requital or recompense; to requite
  • Zazaki: peye dayen — to give in requital or recompense; to requite
  • Zazaki: peyd waşten — to give in requital or recompense; to requite
  • Bulgarian: връщам (vrǎštam) — tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
  • Catalan: restar — tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
  • Dutch: retourneren — tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
  • Finnish: palauttaa — tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
  • French: relancer — tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
  • Japanese: 返す (kaesu) — tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
  • Japanese: 返球する (henkyū suru) — tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
  • Swedish: returnera — tennis: to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve
  • Bulgarian: отговарям (otgovarjam) — card games: to play a card as a result of another player’s lead
  • Dutch: retourneren — card games: to play a card as a result of another player’s lead
  • Finnish: vastata — card games: to play a card as a result of another player’s lead
  • Norwegian Bokmål: svare med — card games: to play a card as a result of another player’s lead
  • Norwegian Bokmål: returnere — card games: to play a card as a result of another player’s lead
  • Finnish: palauttaa — cricket: to throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper
  • Bashkir: ҡайтарыу (qaytarıw) — to say in reply; to respond
  • Bashkir: яуап биреү (yawap birew) — to say in reply; to respond
  • Bulgarian: отговарям (otgovarjam) — to say in reply; to respond
  • Danish: svare — to say in reply; to respond
  • Finnish: vastata — to say in reply; to respond
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjengjelde — to say in reply; to respond
  • Norwegian Bokmål: returnere — to say in reply; to respond
  • Finnish: palata — computing: to relinquish control to the calling procedure
  • Polish: powracać — computing: to relinquish control to the calling procedure
  • Polish: powrócić — computing: to relinquish control to the calling procedure
  • Portuguese: retornar — computing: to relinquish control to the calling procedure
  • Swedish: returnera — computing: to relinquish control to the calling procedure
  • Bulgarian: връщам (vrǎštam) — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Bulgarian: върна (vǎrna) — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Dutch: retourneren — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Finnish: palauttaa — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Italian: restituire — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Japanese: 返す (kaesu) — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Polish: zwracać — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Polish: zwrócić — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Portuguese: retornar — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Swedish: returnera — computing: to pass back (data) to the calling procedure
  • Bulgarian: отговарям (otgovarjam) — to retort; to throw back
  • Danish: give tilbage — to retort; to throw back
  • Danish: give igen — to retort; to throw back
  • Danish: gengælde — to retort; to throw back
  • Finnish: vastata — to retort; to throw back
  • Danish: rapportere — to report, or bring back and make known
  • Finnish: ilmoittaa — to report, or bring back and make known
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