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Results for: "return"

Translating from English to Danish

Translations:

return — to come or go back
→ returnere
→ vende tilbage
return — to give something back
→ returnere
→ kaste op
return — act of returning
→ tilbagevænding c
→ retur c

More translations:

return
→ vende tilbage
return
→ stille tilbage; returnere
return
→ gengælde
return
→ genvælge
return
→ afsige
return
→ returnere
return
→ tilbagekomst; retur-
return
→ returbillet

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 13

  1. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

    • “his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return”
    Synonymstax returnincome tax return
  2. a coming to or returning home

    • “on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party”
    Synonymshomecoming
  3. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

    Synonymscoming back
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  1. getting something back again

    • “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
  2. the act of going back to a prior location

    • “they set out on their return to the base camp”
  3. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

    • “the average return was about 5%”
  4. happening again (especially at regular intervals)

    • “the return of spring”
    Synonymsrecurrence
  5. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

    • “it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher”
  6. the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

    Synonymsreturn key
  7. a reciprocal group action

    • “in return we gave them as good as we got”
    Synonymspaying backgetting even
  8. a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

    • “he won the point on a cross-court return”
  9. (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

  10. the act of someone appearing again

    • “his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited”
    Synonymsreappearance

VERB 16

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

    • “return to your native land”
    • “the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean”
  2. give back

    • “render money”
    Synonymsrender
  3. go back to a previous state

    • “We reverted to the old rules”
    Synonymsrevertretrovertregressturn back
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  1. go back to something earlier

    • “This harks back to a previous remark of his”
    Synonymshark backcome backrecall
  2. bring back to the point of departure

    Synonymstake backbring back
  3. return in kind

    • “return a compliment”
    • “return her love”
  4. make a return

    • “return a kickback”
  5. answer back

    Synonymsretortcome backrepayriposterejoin
  6. be restored

    • “Her old vigor returned”
    Synonymscome back
  7. pay back

    • “Please refund me my money”
    Synonymsrefundrepaygive back
  8. pass down

    • “render a verdict”
    • “deliver a judgment”
  9. elect again

    Synonymsreelect
  10. be inherited by

    • “The estate fell to my sister”
    • “The land returned to the family”
    • “The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead”
  11. return to a previous position; in mathematics

    • “The point returned to the interior of the figure”
  12. give or supply

    • “The cow brings in 5 liters of milk”
    • “This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn”
    • “The estate renders some revenue for the family”
  13. submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

    • “submit a bill to a legislative body”