Standard Lemma guide

returned

adj · verb · 5 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹɪˈtəːnd/
  • General-American: /ɹɪˈtɝnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 T ER1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 T ER1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Bent back; angled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

That has come back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Yielded as a return on an investment etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Back home having been discharged from military service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US

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5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of return

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

returned in complete knowledge articles