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returning |
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 -------------- 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 adj returning The adj returning has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. returning, reverting -- (tending to return to an earlier state) 2. returning, reversive -- (tending to be turned back) Antonyms of adj returning 2 senses of returning Sense 1 returning, reverting INDIRECT (VIA regressive) -> progressive Sense 2 returning(postnominal), reversive INDIRECT (VIA backward) -> forward Similarity of adj returning 2 senses of returning Sense 1 returning, reverting => regressive (vs. progressive) Sense 2 returning(postnominal), reversive => backward (vs. forward) Attributes of adj returning Familiarity of adj returning returning used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj returning returning 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 adj returning The adj returning has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. returning, reverting -- (tending to return to an earlier state) 2. returning, reversive -- (tending to be turned back)
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