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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb return 7 of 16 senses of return Sense 1 return, go back get back come back => rise, uprise => revisit => trace, retrace => backtrack, turn back double back => cut back flash back => home => go home, head home => return => boomerang => bounce Sense 2 render, return => feed back resubmit Sense 3 revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back => resile => recover, go back Sense 4 hark back return, come back recall => recur, go back Sense 10 refund, return, repay, give back => reimburse => restore, restitute Sense 13 fall, return, pass, devolve => fall, light Sense 16 return => report out Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb return 7 of 16 senses of return Sense 1 return, go back get back come back => rise, uprise => revisit => trace, retrace => backtrack, turn back double back => cut back flash back => home => go home, head home => return => boomerang => bounce Sense 2 render, return => feed back resubmit Sense 3 revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back => resile => recover, go back => rally, rebound Sense 4 hark back return, come back recall => recur, go back Sense 10 refund, return, repay, give back => reimburse => restore, restitute Sense 13 fall, return, pass, devolve => fall, light Sense 16 return => report out Entailment of verb return Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb return 16 senses of return Sense 1 return, go back get back come back => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 render, return => give Sense 3 revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back => change by reversal, turn, reverse Sense 4 hark back return, come back recall => denote, refer Sense 5 return, take back bring back => bring convey, take Sense 6 return => reciprocate Sense 7 return => transport, carry Sense 8 retort, come back repay, return, riposte, rejoin => answer, reply, respond Sense 9 come back return, be restored => reappear, re-emerge Sense 10 refund, return, repay, give back => pay Sense 11 render, deliver, return => communicate, pass on pass, put across Sense 12 reelect, return => elect Sense 13 fall, return, pass, devolve => change hands Sense 14 return => return, go back get back come back Sense 15 render, yield, return, give generate => produce, make create Sense 16 return => submit Familiarity of verb return return used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 16) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb return Sense 1 return, go back get back come back => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 render, return => give -------------- Sense 3 revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back => change by reversal, turn, reverse -------------- Sense 4 hark back return, come back recall => denote, refer -------------- Sense 5 return, take back bring back => bring convey, take -------------- Sense 6 return => reciprocate -------------- Sense 7 return => transport, carry -------------- Sense 8 retort, come back repay, return, riposte, rejoin => answer, reply, respond -------------- Sense 9 come back return, be restored => reappear, re-emerge -------------- Sense 10 refund, return, repay, give back => pay -------------- Sense 11 render, deliver, return => communicate, pass on pass, put across -------------- Sense 12 reelect, return => elect -------------- Sense 13 fall, return, pass, devolve => change hands -------------- Sense 14 return => return, go back get back come back -------------- Sense 15 render, yield, return, give generate => produce, make create -------------- Sense 16 return => submit -------------- Grep of noun return amended return carriage return day return estimated tax return exponential return false return income tax return information return joint return point of no return return return address return key return ticket tax return Overview of noun return The noun return has 13 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (32) tax return, income tax return, return -- (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") 2. (7) return, homecoming -- (a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party") 3. (3) return, coming back -- (the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction) 4. (3) restitution, return, restoration, regaining -- (getting something back again "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing") 5. (2) return -- (the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp") 6. (1) return, issue, proceeds, take takings, yield, payoff -- (the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%") 7. recurrence, return -- (happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring") 8. rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, comeback -- (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher") 9. return key, return -- (the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed) 10. return, paying back getting even -- (a reciprocal group action "in return we gave them as good as we got") 11. return -- (a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return") 12. return -- (the act of running back the football after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble) 13. reappearance, return -- (the act of someone appearing again "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited") Overview of verb return The verb return has 16 senses (first 11 from tagged texts) 1. (111) return, go back get back come back -- (come back to place where one has been before or return to a previous activity) 2. (16) render, return -- (give back "render money") 3. (12) revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back -- (go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules") 4. (5) hark back return, come back recall -- (go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his") 5. (3) return, take back bring back -- (bring back to the point of departure) 6. (2) return -- (return in kind "return a compliment"; "return her love") 7. (2) return -- (make a return, as of a punt or a kickback, in football) 8. (2) retort, come back repay, return, riposte, rejoin -- (answer back) 9. (2) come back return, be restored -- ("Her old vigor returned") 10. (1) refund, return, repay, give back -- (pay back "Please refund me my money") 11. (1) render, deliver, return -- (pass down "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment") 12. reelect, return -- (elect again) 13. fall, return, pass, devolve -- (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") 14. return -- (return to a previous position; in mathematics: "The point returned to the interior of the figure") 15. render, yield, return, give generate -- (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") 16. return -- (submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body") Grep of adj return returnable returning Overview of noun return The noun return has 13 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (32) tax return, income tax return, return -- (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") 2. (7) return, homecoming -- (a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party") 3. (3) return, coming back -- (the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction) 4. (3) restitution, return, restoration, regaining -- (getting something back again "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing") 5. (2) return -- (the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp") 6. (1) return, issue, proceeds, take takings, yield, payoff -- (the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%") 7. recurrence, return -- (happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring") 8. rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, comeback -- (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher") 9. return key, return -- (the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed) 10. return, paying back getting even -- (a reciprocal group action "in return we gave them as good as we got") 11. return -- (a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return") 12. return -- (the act of running back the football after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble) 13. reappearance, return -- (the act of someone appearing again "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited") Overview of verb return The verb return has 16 senses (first 11 from tagged texts) 1. (111) return, go back get back come back -- (come back to place where one has been before or return to a previous activity) 2. (16) render, return -- (give back "render money") 3. (12) revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back -- (go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules") 4. (5) hark back return, come back recall -- (go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his") 5. (3) return, take back bring back -- (bring back to the point of departure) 6. (2) return -- (return in kind "return a compliment"; "return her love") 7. (2) return -- (make a return, as of a punt or a kickback, in football) 8. (2) retort, come back repay, return, riposte, rejoin -- (answer back) 9. (2) come back return, be restored -- ("Her old vigor returned") 10. (1) refund, return, repay, give back -- (pay back "Please refund me my money") 11. (1) render, deliver, return -- (pass down "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment") 12. reelect, return -- (elect again) 13. fall, return, pass, devolve -- (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") 14. return -- (return to a previous position; in mathematics: "The point returned to the interior of the figure") 15. render, yield, return, give generate -- (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") 16. return -- (submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body")
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