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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ri-turn
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtɜrn



Definition of re turn

Origin :
  • early 14c., "to come back, come or go back to a former position" (intransitive), from Old French retorner "turn back, turn round, return" (Modern French retourner), from re- "back" (see re-) + torner "to turn" (see turn (v.)). Transitive sense of "report officially" is early 15c.; "to send back" is mid-15c.; that of "to turn back" is from c.1500. Meaning "to give in repayment" is 1590s; that of "give back, restore" c.1600. Related: Returned; returning.
  • As in income : noun money earned by work or investments
  • As in arrival : noun coming to a destination
  • As in pay : noun earnings from employment
  • As in pay dirt : noun profit
  • As in payment : noun fee; installment of fee
  • As in poll : noun census; tally of answers to questions of opinion
  • As in price : noun financial value
  • As in proceeds : noun earnings from business
  • As in product : noun result or goods created
  • As in production : noun creating of goods, result
  • As in profit : noun gain
  • As in purpose : noun use
  • As in reaction : noun response
  • As in receipts : noun money earned in business venture
  • As in recompense : noun something returned, paid back
  • As in redress : noun help, compensation
  • As in refund : noun returned money
  • As in back talk : noun rude answer
  • As in rejoinder : noun answer, reply
  • As in relapse : noun deterioration, weakening
  • As in repetition : noun duplication; doing again
  • As in reply : noun answer
  • As in response : noun answer, reaction
  • As in restitution : noun compensation, repayment
  • As in result : noun effect brought about by something
  • As in resurgence : noun revival
  • As in retort : noun snappy answer
  • As in return : noun coming again
  • As in return : noun earnings, benefit
  • As in return : noun answer
  • As in return : noun summary
  • As in revenge : noun retaliation for wrong, grievance
  • As in revenue : noun income, profit
  • As in reward : noun payment, prize
  • As in take : noun profit
  • As in vengeance : noun retaliation for another's act
  • As in wage/wages : noun earnings for work
  • As in yield : noun production of labor
  • As in emolument : noun payment
  • As in recovery : noun the act of returning to normal
  • As in recovery : noun the act of regaining possession
  • As in restoration : noun the act of restoring
  • As in returning : noun the act of coming back
  • As in reversion : noun reversal
  • As in acknowledgment : noun physical symbol of recognition
  • As in acquisition : noun something obtained, received
  • As in restoration : noun reestablishment
  • As in riposte : noun comeback
  • As in reappearance : noun recurrence
  • As in recurrence : noun repeated happening
  • As in reoccurrence : noun recurrence
  • As in retroaction : noun response
  • As in trump : noun advantage
  • As in vantage : noun advantage
  • As in comeback : noun recovery, triumph
  • As in crack : noun joke
  • As in advantage : noun benefit, favored position or circumstance
  • As in defense : noun explanation, justification
  • As in deserts : noun what is due one
  • As in dividend : noun one's share, profit
  • As in earnings : noun money for work performed
  • As in encore : noun another round of applause; repeat
  • As in fruit : noun result of labor
  • As in gain : noun acquisition, winnings
  • As in answer : noun reply; reaction
  • As in harvest : noun crops; taking in of crops
  • As in lapse : verb become void; fall back into previous pattern
  • As in pay : verb profit, yield
  • As in produce : verb generate, create
  • As in react : verb respond; conduct oneself
  • As in rebound : verb bounce back; ricochet
  • As in recede : verb withdraw; diminish
  • As in reciprocate : verb exchange, alternate; equal
  • As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
  • As in recur : verb happen again; repeat in one's mind
  • As in reflect : verb give back
  • As in reimburse : verb pay back something owed
  • As in reinstate : verb give back responsibility
  • As in render : verb contribute
  • As in repay : verb give back money or possession
  • As in repay : verb get even; obtain restitution for past injustice
  • As in repeat : verb duplicate, do again
  • As in reply : verb answer
  • As in requite : verb compensate, give in return
  • As in respond : verb act in answer to something
  • As in restore : verb give back
  • As in retaliate : verb get even with someone
  • As in retort : verb answer
  • As in return : verb go back, turn back
  • As in return : verb give back, send back
  • As in return : verb earn
  • As in return : verb answer
  • As in revenge : verb retaliate for wrong, grievance
  • As in revert : verb return to an earlier, less-developed condition
  • As in ricochet : verb rebound
  • As in turn : verb reverse; change course
  • As in vote : verb decide on representation
  • As in yield : verb produce
  • As in indemnify : verb repay
  • As in go back : verb break
  • As in boomerang : verb backfire
  • As in bring : verb command a price
  • As in bring in : verb make a profit
  • As in reappear : verb come again
  • As in revisit : verb visit again
  • As in acknowledge : verb verbally recognize receipt of something
  • As in redound : verb be deflected
  • As in backpedal : verb retrace one's step
  • As in backtrack : verb retrace one's step
  • As in reoccur : verb recur
  • As in restate : verb repeat
  • As in retrocede : verb recede
  • As in counter : verb answer, respond in retaliation
  • As in decline : verb lessen, become less
  • As in degenerate : verb decay, deteriorate
  • As in double back : verb retrace one's steps
  • As in field : verb catch a hit or thrown object
  • As in give : verb demonstrate, proffer
  • As in go back/go back on : verb break promise; change one's mind
  • As in answer : verb reply, react
  • As in haunt : verb visit as a spirit
Example sentences :
  • The General shook his head, and the Colonel says: 'You may re turn to your company.'
  • Extract from : « Andersonville, Volume 2 » by John McElroy

Synonyms for re turn

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