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Please return the library book tomorrow.
What does Return mean?
Return means come back or give back.
Dictionary definition
To go or come back to a place, person, or condition; also, the act of coming back.
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The birds return to the same nesting area each spring.
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The story's ending shows the character's return to courage and honesty.
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What does return mean?
Return means to come back or give back.
Practice 2
Choose the best word: Please ___ the library book tomorrow.
The book should be given back to the library.
Practice 3
Which word is most opposite in meaning to return?
Leave is a contrast when return means come back.
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WordReturn.
Partverb, noun.
MeaningReturn means come back or give back.
ExampleExample: Please return the library book tomorrow.
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- ri · turn
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Synonyms
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come backUse for going back to a place or state.
give backUse for bringing something back to its owner.
restoreUse for bringing something back to a condition.
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