return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
returning
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present participleof return.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Hopeful return: Slick-fielding shortstop Taylor Walls is recovering from a right hip flexor strain and signs point to him returning by October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
He will also attend a football match between Everton and Wolverhampton before returning to Strasbourg ahead of his Thursday speech.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
After his freshman year, though, Venable took advice from his mother and approached Princeton coach Scott Bradley about potentially returning to baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He later quit as a councillor for Finchley Church End after returning to his home country with his family.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The admiral rode proudly on Mama Woof, crowing and singing like a victorious general returning from battle, but Penelope kept looking over her shoulder.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
