returning
present participle ofreturn
| 单词 | returning |
| 释义 | returning present participle ofreturn return verb uk/rɪˈtɜːn/us/rɪˈtɝːn/returnverb(GO BACK)A2[I] to come or go back to apreviousplace: Odysseus returnedhome/returnedtohishomeafter manyyearsoftravelling. SheleftSouthAfricaat theageof 15 and has never returned. [+ to infinitive]Davidreturned (fromwork)tofindhishousehadburneddown. return tosomething/to doing sth C1 Ifpeopleor things return to apreviouscondition, they go back to thatcondition: Within aweek, thesituationhad returned tonormal. B2 If you return to anactivityorsubject, youstartdoing it ortalkingabout it again: GandhiurgedIndiansto return to spinningtheirownyarn. Every fiveminutes, he returned to the samesubject.
Returning to a place
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing Repeating an action returnverb(EXCHANGE)C1[T] to give, do, or get something after somethingsimilarhas been given or done to you: to return aninvitation/greeting I returned hisstare. I gave her aridewhen hercarbrokedown and now she is returningthefavour(= doing something tohelpme inexchange). Theterroristsstartedshootingand thepolicereturnedfire(=startedshootingback). T toreplyto someone'squestionorrequest: Hisrepresentativesdid not return arequestforcomment. She hadn't returnedtheirearlierqueriesbecause, she said, she had alreadyexplainedherselfclearly. to give aparticularamountofprofit: Myinvestmentsreturn a highrateofinterest.
Reciprocating
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Answering & responding Interest & capital Profits & losses returnverb(PUT/BRING BACK)A2[T] tosend, take, give, put, etc. something back to where it came from: The new TVbrokeso they returned ittotheshop. He returned twobookshe hadborrowedfrom me in 2003. Shecarefullyreturned thebooktoitsplaceon theshelf. [Tusually passive] tobringsomeone back fromsomewhere: We're allhopingthat Jill will be returnedsafelyto herfamily. [T] insportssuch astennis, tohittheballback toyouropponent
Giving, bringing or getting back
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sharing Tennis & racket sports returnverb(HAPPEN AGAIN)B2[I] tohappenagain: You must go to thedoctorif thepainreturns.
Occurring and happening
returnverb(DECIDE)return a verdict/sentencelawspecialized todecideand say if youthinksomeone isguiltyor notguilty, or whatpunishmentthepersonwill be given in acourtoflaw: Thejuryreturned averdictofnotguilty. to accuse someone of something
return an indictment lawUSspecialized toformallyaccusesomeone of something in acourtoflaw: Hiscasewillproceedto agrandjury, which mustdecidewhether to return anindictment. Thegrandjuryreturned anindictmentinJanuary,chargingtherespondentwith the threemurders. [T]UK toelectsomeone to be amemberofparliament, or to anotherpoliticaljob: It wasexpectedthat he would be returned aspremier. Decisions and deciding
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Judges & juries Taking legal action Elections Examplesofreturningreturning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Returningto our original question, we must consider possible psychological mediators of hierarchy disruption. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result,returningrefugees introduced new power objects that they carried with them from the localities where they had found refuge. From theCambridge English Corpus Soldiers on leave and veteransreturninghome undoubtedly passed on their knowledge and experiences to the rest of the population. From theCambridge English Corpus For the most part, thereturningsoldiers were welcomed home warmly. From theCambridge English Corpus A group of 27 older adults in inpatient rehabilitation were interviewed during the programme and afterreturninghome. From theCambridge English Corpus This comment about 'returningto normal ageing ' is very interesting. From theCambridge English Corpus Jeeter does not share his ill-begotten gains with his co-conspirators, however, but runs away and eats his fill beforereturninghome with the remaining turnips. From theCambridge English Corpus Older physicians, in contrast, probably looked forward toreturningto their established practices. From theCambridge English Corpus For each of the six trials, children were asked to predict thereturningcharacter's false belief. From theCambridge English Corpus This represents an independent evolution of spectral diversity in response to selection afterreturningto a diurnal lifestyle. From theCambridge English Corpus These workers have few workplace protections and the option ofreturningto public assistance is unavailable if they have exhausted their lifetime cap. From theCambridge English Corpus The scene cuts from his bedside to what is evidently a flashback - some kind of traumatic memory isreturningto his (altered) consciousness. From theCambridge English Corpus Sometimes they would leave quite early in the morning to meetreturningmigrants. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, holding pre-existing individual and environmental attributes constant, merely going to the polls increases one's chance ofreturning. From theCambridge English Corpus Uponreturningto the stationary frame of reference, these cells are precisely the viscous vortices oscillating to and fro high above the ripples. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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