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• return back — Return implies going or coming back to a former place, position, or condition. Omit back from this expression: It is not easy to return (not return back) to one s childhood home …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• return back — Singlish (Singapore English) Origin: English To give back. Direct translation from the Chinese phrase …   English dialects glossary

• back-scratching — /ˈbæk skrætʃɪŋ/ (say bak skraching) noun 1. the scratching of another person s back to relieve an itch. 2. the provision of services to another in expectation of receiving similar services in return. –back scratcher, noun …  

• return — re·turn 1 vt 1 a: to give (an official account or report) to a superior (as by a list or statement) return the names of all residents in the ward return a list of jurors b: to bring back (as a writ, verdict, or indictment) to an office or… …   Law dictionary

• return — [n1] coming again acknowledgment, answer, appearance, arrival, coming, entrance, entry, homecoming, occurrence, reaction, reappearance, rebound, recoil, recoiling, recompense, recompensing, recovery, recrudescence, recurrence, reestablishment,… …   New thesaurus

• return — [ri tʉrn′] vi. [ME retournen < OFr retourner: see RE & TURN] 1. to go or come back, as to a former place, condition, practice, opinion, etc. 2. to go back in thought or speech [to return to the subject] 3. to revert to a former owner 4. to ans …   English World dictionary

• Return — Re*turn , v. t. 1. To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse. [1913 Webster] Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To repay; as, to return borrowed money. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Return — Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of the year …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Return ball — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Return bend — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Return day — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English