return
Definitions
Noun
- Document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
- A coming to or returning home
- The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
- Getting something back again
- The act of going back to a prior location
- The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- Happening again (especially at regular intervals)
- A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- The key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
- A reciprocal group action
- A tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
- (american football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
- The act of someone appearing again
Verb
- Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
- Give back
- Go back to a previous state
- Go back to something earlier
- Bring back to the point of departure
- Return in kind
- Make a return
- Answer back
- Be restored
- Pay back
- Pass down
- Elect again
- Be inherited by
- Return to a previous position; in mathematics
- Give or supply
- Submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "return".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "return".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "return".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | 1 | 233 |
| 2 | returned | 2 | 115 |
| 3 | restaurant | 3 | 41 |
| 4 | turns | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | returning | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | returns | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | turin | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | returns' | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | returnee | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | returnees | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | reyburn | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | retrain | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | redburn | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | raeburn | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | returnable | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | thurn | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | sturn | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | retry | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | retro | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | retin | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "return" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "return" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "return" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | born | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | recently | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | forms | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | get | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | marx | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | compensation | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | data | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | phoenicians | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "return".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 29
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 8
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Mailbag: Challengers to Turpin in return game?
Jul 23, 2026 Dallas Cowboys | Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys
Jul 23, 2026 Dallas Cowboys | Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys
Dangerous Heat Builds Through the Weekend; Storm Chances Return Next Week
Jul 25, 2026 knopnews2.com
Jul 25, 2026 knopnews2.com
Summer freedom fades as students gear up for school’s return | Joe Crawford
Jul 25, 2026 Alton Telegraph
Jul 25, 2026 Alton Telegraph
Ben Lively Just a Few Steps Away From Return After Tommy John Surgery
Jul 25, 2026 Sports Illustrated
Jul 25, 2026 Sports Illustrated
Shohei Ohtani's Timeline to Return to Dodgers' Rotation After Knee Injury Discussed by Dave Roberts
Jul 25, 2026 Bleacher Report
Jul 25, 2026 Bleacher Report

