return /ri'tә:n/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a coming to or returning home
• (n.) the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
• (n.) the act of going back to a prior location

Chinese translation

• n. 回来, 返回, 来回票, 归还, 报答, 利润率, 报告书
• a. 返回的, 回程的, 报答的, 反向的, 重现的, 复原的
• vi. 返回, 归还, 回来

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/ri'tә:n/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.19 · Common

Word forms

returned, returning, returns

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