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
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Sense 2
render, return
=> give
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Sense 3
revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
=> change by reversal, turn, reverse
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Sense 4
hark back return, come back recall
=> denote, refer
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Sense 5
return, take back bring back
=> bring convey, take
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Sense 6
return
=> reciprocate
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Sense 7
return
=> transport, carry
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Sense 8
retort, come back repay, return, riposte, rejoin
=> answer, reply, respond
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Sense 9
come back return, be restored
=> reappear, re-emerge
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Sense 10
refund, return, repay, give back
=> pay
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Sense 11
render, deliver, return
=> communicate, pass on pass, put across
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Sense 12
reelect, return
=> elect
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Sense 13
fall, return, pass, devolve
=> change hands
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Sense 14
return
=> return, go back get back come back
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Sense 15
render, yield, return, give generate
=> produce, make create
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Sense 16
return
=> submit
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Grep of noun returns
law of diminishing returns
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")
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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