[intransitive] to come or go back from one place to another. I waited a long time for him to return. returning emigrants/exiles/refugees (= who are coming ...

1[intransitive] to come or go back from one place to another I waited a long time for him to return. · 2[transitive] to bring, give, put, or send something back ...

[singular] the action of arriving in or coming back to a place that you were in before. return of somebody to… A week had passed since their return to ...

the action of arriving in or coming back to a place that you were in before. He was met by his brother on his return from Italy.

There are 66 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb return, 24 of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

There are 49 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun return, eight of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

to come or go back to a previous place: return to Odysseus returned home/returned to his home after many years of travelling. Annual return · Gross return · Net return · Return address

(North American English round-trip ticket) ​a ticket for a journey to a place and back again. I lost my return ticket and was stranded in Thailand.

(also return game) (especially British English) a second match or game between the same two players or teams.

(British English) a ticket at a reduced price for a journey to a place and back again on the same day.