return

return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vende tilbage
2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) stille tilbage; returnere
3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vende tilbage
4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) gengælde
5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) genvælge
6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) afsige
7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) returnere
2. noun
1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; (also adjective) a return journey.) tilbagekomst; retur-
2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) returbillet
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- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
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[rə'tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vende tilbage
2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) stille tilbage; returnere
3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vende tilbage
4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) gengælde
5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) genvælge
6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) afsige
7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) returnere
2. noun
1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; (also adjective) a return journey.) tilbagekomst; retur-
2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) returbillet
•
- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns

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