Returning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

give back

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪtˈɜːnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪtˈɜːnɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ/.

Examples

return to your native land
the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
render money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pass fall come back yield generate render repay turn back bring back refund retort riposte devolve take back give deliver retrovert recall hark back reverting reelect rejoin return reversive

Parts of Speech

verb	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before “return to your native land”
verb	give back “render money”
verb	go back to a previous state “We reverted to the old rules”
verb	go back to something earlier “This harks back to a previous remark of his”
verb	bring back to the point of departure
verb	return in kind “return a compliment”
verb	make a return “return a kickback”
verb	answer back
verb	be restored “Her old vigor returned”
verb	pay back “Please refund me my money”
verb	pass down “render a verdict”
verb	elect again
verb	be inherited by “The estate fell to my sister”
verb	return to a previous position; in mathematics “The point returned to the interior of the figure”
verb	give or supply “The cow brings in 5 liters of milk”
verb	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority “submit a bill to a legislative body”
adjective	tending to return to an earlier state
adjective	tending to be turned back

Word Forms

return	noun	a coming to or returning home
reversive	adjective	tending to be turned back
reversion	noun	returning to a former state
reverting	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
retroversion	noun	returning to a former state
regress	noun	returning to a former state
regression	noun	returning to a former state
retort	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
comeback	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
riposte	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
refund	noun	the act of returning money received previously
repayment	noun	payment of a debt or obligation
reelection	noun	election again
yield	noun	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
generation	noun	the production of heat or electricity
revert	verb	go back to a previous state

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zurückkehren

zu einem Ort, Zustand oder einer Aktivität zurückkehren oder zurückkehren, an dem man zuvor war

🇫🇷French

revenir

aller ou revenir à un lieu, une condition ou une activité où l'on a été auparavant

🇪🇸Spanish

regresando

ir o regresar a un lugar, condición o actividad donde uno ha estado antes

🇮🇹Italian

ritorno

andare o tornare al luogo, alla condizione o all'attività in cui si è stati prima

🇳🇱Dutch

terugkeren

ga of kom terug naar de plaats, toestand of activiteit waar men eerder is geweest

🇵🇹Portuguese

retornando

ir ou voltar ao lugar, condição ou atividade onde esteve antes

🇷🇺Russian

возвращение

идти или возвращаться в место, состояние или деятельность, где вы были раньше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिटर्निंग

उस स्थान, स्थिति या गतिविधि पर जाना या वापस आना जहां कोई पहले गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিরে আসছে

যান বা ফিরে আসুন সেই স্থান, অবস্থা বা কার্যকলাপে যেখানে একজন আগে ছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

திரும்பும்

ஒருவர் முன்பு இருந்த இடம், நிலை அல்லது செயல்பாட்டிற்குச் செல்லுங்கள் அல்லது திரும்பி வாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి వస్తున్నారు

ఒకరు ఇంతకు ముందు ఉన్న ప్రదేశానికి, స్థితికి లేదా కార్యాచరణకు వెళ్లండి లేదా తిరిగి రండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परत येत आहे

जा किंवा त्या ठिकाणी, स्थिती किंवा क्रियाकलापावर परत या जेथे एखादी व्यक्ती आधी गेली होती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરત

જાઓ અથવા તે સ્થાન, સ્થિતિ અથવા પ્રવૃત્તિ પર પાછા આવો જ્યાં વ્યક્તિ પહેલા રહી હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂತಿರುಗುವುದು

ಹಿಂದೆ ಇದ್ದ ಸ್ಥಳ, ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മടങ്ങുന്നു

ഒരാൾ മുമ്പ് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തോ അവസ്ഥയിലോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലോ പോകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തിരികെ വരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸੀ

ਜਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਸਥਾਨ, ਸਥਿਤੀ, ਜਾਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ 'ਤੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਆਓ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕੋਈ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

واپسی

جائیں یا اس جگہ، حالت، یا سرگرمی پر واپس آئیں جہاں کوئی پہلے رہا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

返回

去或回到以前去过的地方、条件或活动

🇯🇵Japanese

戻る

以前いた場所、状態、または活動に行ったり戻ったりする

🇰🇷Korean

돌아오는

이전에 있었던 장소, 조건 또는 활동으로 가거나 돌아옵니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trở về

đi hoặc quay lại địa điểm, tình trạng hoặc hoạt động mà một người đã từng đến trước đây

🇹🇭Thai

กลับมา

ไปหรือกลับมายังสถานที่ สภาพ หรือกิจกรรมที่เคยไปมาแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kembali

pergi atau kembali ke tempat, kondisi, atau aktivitas yang pernah dilakukan sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

bumabalik

pumunta o bumalik sa lugar, kondisyon, o aktibidad kung saan napunta ang isa

🇲🇾Malay

kembali

pergi atau kembali ke tempat, keadaan atau aktiviti di mana seseorang pernah berada sebelum ini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العودة

الذهاب أو العودة إلى المكان أو الحالة أو النشاط الذي كان عليه الشخص من قبل

🇮🇷Persian

بازگشت

به مکان، شرایط یا فعالیتی که قبلاً در آنجا بوده است بروید یا برگردید

🇹🇷Turkish

geri dönüyor

kişinin daha önce bulunduğu yere, duruma veya aktiviteye gitmesi veya geri dönmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוזר

ללכת או לחזור למקום, למצב או לפעילות שבהם היה בעבר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'returning'?

The primary meaning of 'returning' is 'go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'returning' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'returning' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'returning' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'returning' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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