return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
returns
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pluralof return.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof return (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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TV chef Nigella Lawson has been praised by critics for her new role as a judge on The Great British Bake Off, which returns to Channel 4 later this month.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The cast was officially unveiled on “Good Morning America” last week, less than two weeks before the competition returns with a two-night premiere on Sept. 15 and 16.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
In “Digger,” he returns to serious cinema caked in prosthetics playing an oil baron who causes a global meltdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Vidal returns after leading the Chargers with 643 rushing yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Alfredo returns home at dusk, carrying stalks of sugarcane and a sack of corn for the pig.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
