return
/rɪˈtɜːn/ verbTranslation
GO BACK [I] › to go or come back to a place where you were before
geri gitmek/gelmek
She returned to America in 1954. I won't return from my holiday till May.1593GIVE BACK [T] › to give, send, or put something back where it came from
bir şeyi geri vermek/göndermek/koymak
I have to return the book by Friday. He immediately returned the records to the files.779 return to sth › to start doing an activity again or talking about something again
dönmek, tekrar ele almak
I returned to work three months after Susie was born. We keep returning to the same subject.1831 › to go back to a previous condition önceki duruma geri dönmek; tekrar...a/e dönmek
Life has begun to return to normal now that the war is over.1831HAPPEN AGAIN [I] › If something returns, it happens again.
tekrar olmak/meydana gelmek
If the pains return phone the doctor.1831DO THE SAME [T] › to react to something that someone does or says by doing or saying the same
karşılık vermek; cevap olarak yapmak, mukabele etmek
I returned his smile. I must return Michael's call (= telephone him because he telephoned me earlier).1831780 return a verdict/sentence › to announce if someone is guilty or not guilty or what punishment the person will be given in a law court
karar vermek; nihaî kararı açıklamak/ilan etmek
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.692705SPORTS [T] › to hit or throw a ball back to someone when playing a sport
topu geri göndermek, tekrar pas verme/topa vurmak
407(Definition of return verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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