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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.) επιστρέφω, γυρίζω2) (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.) επιστρέφω3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) επανέρχομαι4) (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.) ανταποδίδω5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) εκλέγω6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) εκδίδω7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) (τέννις) ανταποδίδω μπαλιά2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.)2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?)•- 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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hit the books — If you hit the books, you study or read hard … The small dictionary of idiomes
hit the books — verb learn by reading books He is studying geology in his room I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now • Syn: ↑study • Derivationally related forms: ↑study (for: ↑study), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hit the books — AND pound the books tv. o study hard. □ I spent the weekend pounding the books. □ I gotta go home and hit the books … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit the books — vp To study. Cut the gabbing; it s time to hit the books. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
hit the books — {v. phr.}, {informal} To study your school assignments, prepare for classes. * /Jack broke away from his friends, saying, I ve got to hit the books. / … Dictionary of American idioms
hit the books — {v. phr.}, {informal} To study your school assignments, prepare for classes. * /Jack broke away from his friends, saying, I ve got to hit the books. / … Dictionary of American idioms
hit\ the\ books — v. phr. informal To study your school assignments, prepare for classes. Jack broke away from his friends, saying, I ve got to hit the books … Словарь американских идиом
hit the books — begin to study, crack a book Exams begin next week. It s time to hit the books … English idioms
hit the books — study or prepare for class He stayed home all weekend and hit the books … Idioms and examples
hit the books — American & Australian, informal to study. I can t go out tonight. I ve got to hit the books … New idioms dictionary
hit the books — verb To study, especially with particular intensity. They go to the beach when they should be hitting the books and then they wonder why they get bad grades … Wiktionary
