experienced for some time starts again MM ; 'KS H7?l reappearance : the return of spring # 2. B M O a return of my doubts

► TO PREVIOUS SITUATION/ACTIVITY ft Jy $ |f R ! & %]

4 [sing.] - to sth the action of going back to an activity or a situation that you used to do or be in '$c ft; iH 0: his return to power fife 1$ Jr ;®r # fX. 0 They appealed for a return to work (= after a strike). {MWftl₀

► PROFIT ^ij M 5 [U, C] the amount of profit that you get

from sth ®jfc; i&M.; fij $f 033 earnings, yield : a high rate of return on capital o farmers

seeking to improve returns from their crops if A 1*1 A

► OFFICIAL REPORT IE ft* 4ft ^ .6 [C] an official report or statement that gives particular information to the government or another body jft^-; |^}£; f^lft: census returns K P HSfB. n^- o election returns (= the number of votes for each candidate in an election)

— see also tax return

► TICKET % 7 [C] (erf) = return ticket : ‘Brighton,

please. ’ ‘Single or return?’ “ fiJTj? M (ft ® c ”

” 0 A return is cheaper than two singles. — ^ft IIM bt ®^itMfE‘K₀ o the return fare to London — see also day return 8 [C]

a ticket for the theatre or a sports game that was bought by sb but is given back to be sold again iiH

► ON COMPUTER if % #1 9 [U] (also re'turn key [C]) the

button that you press on a computer when you reach the end of an instruction, or to begin a new line ig ® ft; ®$ft; To exit this option, press return.

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► IN TENNIS |v]Sjc 10 [C] (in tennis and some other sports

I**] Bjt ftl ^ ^ M Eh) the action of hitting the ball, etc.

back to your opponent Jr [1] : a powerful return of

serve

IETW1 by re'turn (of 'post) {BrE) using the next available post; as soon as possible Please

reply by return of post, i# BP Hi ft <, in re’turn (for sth)

1 as a way of thanking sb or paying them for sth they

have done A ( ) ® jft: Can I buy you lunch in

return for your help ? # fjj? 'It, ft it ® ?

2 as a response or reaction to sth ft A ® J&: I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question in return.

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HAPPY, POINT n., SALE

re-turn-able /ri‘t3:nabl; NAmE -'t3irn-/ adj. 1 (formal) that can or must be given back after a period of time nj il *£ 64: A returnable deposit

is payable on arrival. RTiijSff &₀ <> The

application form is returnable not later than 7th June.

6 j=j 7 0/£®_o 2 (of bottles and containers -f W #|) that can be taken back to a shop/ store in order to be used again Wf i! ® (ft ; ojpljitftfft

PTJa NON-RETURNABLE

re-turn-ee /ri,t3:'ni:; NAmE ri,t3:r'ni:/ noun [usually pi.] {especially NAmE) a person who returns to their own country, after living in another country ® S (ft A; J0

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re-turn-er /ri't3:na(r); NAmE -‘t3:rn-/ noun [BrE) a person who goes back to work after not working for a long time

re turning officer noun (BrE) an official in a particular area who is responsible for arranging an election and announcing the result

re,turn 'match (also re.turn 'game) noun {especially BrE) a second match or game between the same two players or teams ( SJt

re.turn 'ticket (also re-turn) (both BrE) {NAmE .round- trip 'ticket) noun a ticket for a journey to a place and back again fiiEP

re.turn 'visit noun a trip to a place that you have been to once before, or a trip to see sb who has already come to see you Jr ; 0 ijj: This hotel is worth a return visit. 0 The US president

is making a return visit to Moscow. Hd] &£AiE/E7ⁱf

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SYNONYMS

return

come back ♦ go back ♦ get back ♦ turn back

These words all mean to come or go back from one place to another. El±#jf]:£j^®5ft, ®£, 11®

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return to come or go back from one place to another ® , ® A, ill 0: / waited a long time for him to

return, ft^{fe® M7fftftcl«I. I7MTT Return is slightly more formal than the other words in this group, and is used more often in writing or formal speech. * return

come back to return il® mot* Come

back is usually used from the point of view of the person or place that sb returns to * come back

: Come back and visit

again soon!

go back to return to the place you recently or originally came from or that you have been to before It® A, i§® CEDa Go back is usually used from the point of view of the person who is returning. * go back»#£M3^®#$ftJ®3ta£: Do you ever want to go back to China? H ® 4*|5| A P-i ?

get back to arrive back somewhere, especially at your home or the place where you are staying ®> ®-A, What time did you get back last

night? 'aHU ® % 64 ?

turn back to return the way that you came, especially because sth stops you from continuing »&®. &®£,

Jt: The weather got so bad that we had to turn back.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

► to return/come back/go back/get back to/from/with sth

► to come back/go back/get back outside/upstairs/ down, etc.

► to return/come back/go back/get back/turn back again

► to return/come back/go back/get back home/to work

► to return/come back/get back safely

re-unify /.rir'juimfai/ verb (re-uni-fies, re-uni-fy-ing, re- uni-fied, re-uni-fied) [VN] [often passive] to join together two or more regions or parts of a country so that they form a single political unit again — ► re-uni-fi-ca- tion /,rirjurnrfi'keij’n/ noun [U] : the reunification of Germany -

re-union /rir'juinian/ noun 1 [C] a social occasion or party attended by a group of people who have not seen each other for a long time Jr it; HU; a family

reunion 0 the school’s annual reunion —

O cl reunion of the class of ’85 * 85 H |S] 2 [C, U] - (with sb) | ~ (between A and B) the act of people coming together after they have been apart for some time M ; I 1 : an emotional reunion between mother and son 0

Christmas is a time of reunion. 0 ^„ 3 [U]

the action of becoming a single group or organization again J£§r£n'n; HSf A: the reunion of the Church of England with the Church of Rome

re-unite /.riijui'nait/ verb 1 ~ A with B | - A and B [usually passive] to bring two or more people together again after they have been separated for a long time; to come together again ( ) A&, [VN] Last

night she was reunited with her children. A _h ,

0 The family was reunited after