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return

🇬🇧 UK/ri'tә:n/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 1kIELTSA2

Definitions

v.

To come or go back; to give something back; to produce a profit.

返回;归还;回报

n.

The act of coming back; a profit or yield; a tax form.

返回;回报;税表

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
turntwist, turn, wrench
=return

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    I need to return the library book before the deadline.

  • 2.

    The investment returned a profit of twenty percent last year.

  • 3.

    When will you return from your business trip?

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