return
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The meaning (definition) of the word return
to give something back to where it came from
The word return used in a sentence
“Please return the library book before it gets overdue.”
Words that mean the same as return (synonyms)
give backsend back
Words that mean the opposite of return (antonyms)
keeptake
How the word return is said around the world
| French | retour (ruhtoor) |
| Spanish | devolver (dayvohlvayr) |
| Mandarin | 返回 (fǎn huí) |
| Hindi | वापस करना (vahpuhs kurnah) |
| Arabic | يعود (yood) |
| Russian | возвращаться (vozvrashchat'sia) |
| Portuguese (EU) | retornar (raytooruhnahr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | retornar (khaytohruhnahr) |
| Japanese | 戻る (modoru) |
| German | zurückkehren (tsoorukkayruhn) |
| Urdu | واپسی (vahpsee) |
| Punjabi | ਵਾਪਸੀ (vahpuhsee) |
| Korean | 반품 (banpum) |
| Hebrew | לַחֲזוֹר (lahkhahzohr) |
| Greek | επιστρέφω (epistrepho) |
| Dutch | opbrengst (awpbrengst) |
| Tagalog | pagbabalik (pahgbahbahleek) |
| Vietnamese | trở lại (chur lahy) |
| Turkish | geri dönmek (gyayri dernmek) |
| Persian | بازگشت (bahzgahsht) |
| Polish | powrót (pawvroot) |
| Ukrainian | повернення (povernennya) |
| Bengali | ফেরত (fayrawtoh) |
| Swedish | återvända (ohtuhrvendah) |
| Italian | ritorno (reetohrnoh) |
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