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[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) snúa/koma aftur2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) skila, setja aftur á sinn stað3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) snúa sér aftur að4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) endurgjalda, svara í sömu mynt5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) (endur)kjósa6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) kveða upp úrskurð7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) senda aftur, svara2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) endurkoma; heimkoma2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) miði sem gildir fram og tilbaka•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
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