return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
returned
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past participleof return.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof return.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
returnverb (used without object)to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
Example Sentences
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It was the energised and impactful version of Bryan Mbeumo from the first half of last season that has been on view, rather than the tired one that returned from Africa Cup of Nations duty.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
He was accepted as a Thiel fellow in 2020 and never returned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Early in the fourth quarter, Smith returned a punt 40 yards to the Chiefs’ 23.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of a south Wales suburb Saturday to pay their respects as the late Welsh singer's coffin returned to her home there ahead of her funeral.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
When he returned from the bar, fizzing bottle in hand, he sat down next to me, and I saw him glance about the room in a way that seemed casual but purposeful.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
