return: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of return
verb
- intransitive
To come or go back (to a place or person).
Example: Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.
- intransitive
To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
Example: To return to my story[…]
- intransitive
To recur; to come again.
Example: Winter returns every year.
- transitive
To place or put back something where it had been.
Example: Please return your hands to your lap.
Listed forms: returns, returning, returned, glossary, returnest.
Source: Wiktionary — return.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of returning.
Example: I expect the house to be spotless upon my return.
- countable, uncountable
A return ticket.
Example: Do you want a one-way or a return?
- countable, uncountable
An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.
- countable, uncountable
An answer.
Example: a return to one’s question
Listed forms: returns, returne.
Source: Wiktionary — return.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for return.
noun
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
- tax return
- income tax return
noun
a coming to or returning home
noun
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
- coming back
noun
getting something back again
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is return in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of return
R(1) + E(1) + T(1) + U(1) + R(1) + N(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of return
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from return
30 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in return. Showing up to 24, longest first.