'Returning' definitions:
Definition of 'returning'
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Definition of 'Returning'
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- Return \Re*turn"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Returned; p. pr. & vb. n. Returning.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner; pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See Turn.]
- 1. To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition. "Return to your father's house." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- On their embattled ranks the waves return. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a state of freedom. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. --Gen. iii. 19. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again. [1913 Webster]
- With the year Seasons return; but not me returns Day or the sweet approach of even or morn. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To speak in answer; to reply; to respond. [1913 Webster]
- He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To revert; to pass back into possession. [1913 Webster]
- And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David. --1Kings xii. 26. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. "But to return to my story." --Fielding. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Returning'
- Return,
- Returnable,
- Returned,
- Returner,
- in return,
- return to,
- returns,
- False return,
- Return ball,
- Return bend,
- Return crease,
- Return day,
- Return flue,
- Return pipe,
- Returning board,
- To return a lead,
- Traffic return,
- amended return,
- carriage return,
- day return,
- exponential return,
- information return,
- joint return,
- point of no return,
- rate of return,
- return address,
- return key,
- return on investment,
- return ticket,
- returning officer,
- tax return,
- To return to one's muttons,
- estimated tax return,
- income tax return,
- law of diminishing returns,
- return on invested capital