I.
noun
1 coming/going back; giving sth back
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , full
▪
a full ~ to health
▪ gradual
▪ eventual
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his eventual ~ to Budapest
▪ long-awaited
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The championships made their long-awaited ~ to the West Coast.
▪ imminent
▪ unexpected
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the unexpected ~ of her long-lost niece
▪ timely
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Will he be saved by the timely ~ of Simone?
▪ early
▪ welcome
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This is a welcome ~ to form for one of the best athletes in the sport.
▪ possible , potential
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He does not rule out a possible ~ to the concert world.
▪ fast , prompt , quick , rapid , speedy , swift
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The new treatment means patients can expect a shorter hospital stay and a faster ~ to work.
▪ brief
▪ safe
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They offered up a prayer of thanks for her safe ~.
▪ triumphant
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She made a triumphant ~ to Broadway earlier this year.
▪ successful
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He made a successful ~ to the game after several years of retirement.
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This race announces the successful ~ of Johnson, who has been out of the international scene for almost two years.
▪ emotional , happy , nostalgic
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The photos were taken during his nostalgic ~ to Redwood Creek.
▪ dramatic
▪ miraculous
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Today, the whole village celebrates Elizabeth's miraculous ~.
VERB + RETURN
▪ make
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Shevchenko made an emotional ~ to his former team.
▪ mark
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The victory marked Williams's ~ to top form.
▪ herald , signal
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The takeover heralded a ~ to a strong central administration.
▪ await , wait for
▪ anticipate , expect
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The cooperative anticipates a ~ to profitability later in the year.
▪ announce
▪ greet ( esp. BrE )
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The smell of cooking greeted his ~ home.
▪ welcome
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Thousands will welcome the ~ of this national treasure.
▪ celebrate
▪ facilitate
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The organization facilitates the ~ of refugees and displaced persons.
▪ delay
▪ request
▪ demand
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He demanded the ~ of his money.
▪ advocate , support
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a cult whose members advocated a ~ to traditional living
▪ seek , want
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He continued to seek the ~ of his property.
▪ call for
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The UN continued to call for a ~ to civilian rule.
RETURN + NOUN
▪ date
▪ flight , journey , trip
▪
When is your ~ flight?
▪ ticket (= for the return trip)
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I lost my ~ ticket and was stranded in Thailand.
▪ address
▪ envelope
▪ call , phone call
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She hoped she'd get a ~ call soon.
▪ email , message
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ (for)
▪
She gave them all the help she could, and asked for nothing in ~.
▪ on sb's ~
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He promised to visit us on his ~.
▪ ~ from
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The date of their ~ from India is a month from now.
▪ ~ to
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Jones is hoping for an early ~ to racing after her injury.
PHRASES
▪ by ~ ( BrE ), by ~ mail ( AmE ), by ~ of post ( BrE )
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All orders will be sent by ~ of post/by ~ mail.
2 ( also returns ) profit
ADJECTIVE
▪ attractive , big , excellent , good , great , high , maximum , substantial
▪ increasing
▪
increasing ~s from educational investment
▪ acceptable ( esp. BrE ), adequate , decent , fair , healthy , modest , positive , reasonable , solid
▪ disappointing
▪ low , marginal , meagre/meager , negative , poor , small
▪ decreasing , diminishing
▪
the law of diminishing ~s
▪ 10% , 30% , etc.
▪ total
▪ average
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an average ~ of 16%
▪ economic , financial
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They are counting on a big financial ~.
▪ overall
▪ investment
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They're looking for new sources of investment ~.
▪ immediate
▪ fast , quick
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The software had to demonstrate a fast ~.
▪ early
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Venture capitalists currently see few prospects of early ~s.
▪ future
▪ long-term , short-term
▪ annual , monthly , etc.
▪ expected , likely , possible , potential , projected
▪ guaranteed
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The plan provides a guaranteed ~.
▪ gross ( esp. BrE )
▪ after-tax , net
▪ actual , real
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future real ~s from global equities
▪ tax-free ( esp. BrE )
▪ risk-adjusted ( AmE )
▪ amended ( AmE )
▪ annualized ( esp. AmE )
▪ shareholder
▪ stock ( AmE )
▪ excess ( AmE )
VERB + RETURN
▪ achieve , bring , earn , get , make , receive
▪
You should get a good ~ on this investment.
▪ average
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The group has averaged ~s of 3.8% a year over the past five years.
▪ boost , enhance , improve , increase , maximize
▪
to maximize ~s to shareholders
▪ calculate
▪ expect , forecast , predict
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She expects a 100% ~ within 18 months.
▪ look for , seek
▪
investors seeking better ~s in an era of low inflation
▪ deliver , generate , give (sb) , offer (sb) , produce , provide , realize , show , yield
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Gold shares could realize ~s of 15% per annum.
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The venture yielded a net ~ of £15 million.
▪ ensure , guarantee
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The employer guaranteed a certain ~ on retirement investment.
▪ represent
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These figures represent a ~ of 8.5% per annum.
RETURN + VERB
▪ increase
▪ decline
RETURN + NOUN
▪ rate ( esp. AmE )
▪
We're getting a high ~ rate.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
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Their goal is to improve economic ~s from irrigation.
▪ ~ on
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the ~ on capital/investment/savings
PHRASES
▪ a rate of ~
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We're getting a high rate of ~.
3 ( BrE ) ticket to travel to a place and back again ⇨ See also ↑ round trip
ADJECTIVE
▪ day , period
▪ business-class , economy , first-class , standard , tourist-class
RETURN + NOUN
▪ ticket
▪ flight , journey
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ recently
▪ shortly
▪ promptly
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See that the documents are ~ed promptly, please.
▪ immediately , instantly
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His headache ~ed instantly.
▪ quickly
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She quickly ~ed to the car and sped off.
▪ slowly
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My strength was slowly ~ing to me.
▪ suddenly
▪ gradually
▪ eventually , finally
▪ subsequently
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The patient subsequently ~ed for surgery.
▪ periodically
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Her symptoms ~ed periodically.
▪ frequently
▪ repeatedly
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His conversation ~s repeatedly to the same subjects.
▪ briefly
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Let me ~ briefly to this question.
▪ safely
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Our aircraft all ~ed safely to their bases.
▪ gladly , happily
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Kevin gladly ~ed her hug.
▪ reluctantly
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Charlie reluctantly ~ed to his seat.
▪ triumphantly
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Ali ~ed triumphantly to boxing in 1970.
▪ unexpectedly
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We locked the door in case Mary ~ed unexpectedly.
▪ voluntarily
▪ forcibly
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The asylum seekers are to be forcibly ~ed to their home countries.
▪ directly
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I will have to ask that you ~ directly to your houses.
▪ home
VERB + RETURN
▪ be due to
▪
She is due to ~ to school in a week.
▪ be expected to , be likely to , be set to , look set to ( BrE )
▪ be allowed to
▪ choose to , decide to , expect to , hope to , intend to , opt to , plan to , vote to , want to , wish to , yearn to
▪ can't wait to
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I couldn't wait to ~ from my travels.
▪ agree to , promise to
▪ prepare to
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She was preparing to ~ to El Salvador.
▪ offer to
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I offered to ~ his Christmas gift to me.
▪ fail to
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Suspicions were aroused when he failed to ~ to work on Monday morning.
▪ not bother to
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He hadn't bothered to ~ her messages.
▪ refuse to
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He refused to ~ our money.
▪ forget to
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Don't forget to ~ his handkerchief.
▪ force sb to
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Lack of cash forced her to ~ to work.
▪ threaten to
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the tears that threatened to ~
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
She had recently ~ed from Paris.
▪ to
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She never ~ed the book to me.
Return is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ appetite , ↑ boat , ↑ colour , ↑ confidence , ↑ echo , ↑ exile , ↑ expedition , ↑ investment , ↑ pain , ↑ refugee , ↑ salmon , ↑ sanity , ↑ sight , ↑ soldier , ↑ strength , ↑ train , ↑ veteran , ↑ vision
Return is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ acquittal , ↑ affection , ↑ ball , ↑ book , ↑ call , ↑ compliment , ↑ coupon , ↑ email , ↑ embrace , ↑ favour , ↑ feeling , ↑ fire , ↑ form , ↑ gaze , ↑ greeting , ↑ grin , ↑ hospitality , ↑ immigrant , ↑ indictment , ↑ kiss , ↑ look , ↑ love , ↑ party , ↑ profit , ↑ questionnaire , ↑ refugee , ↑ salute , ↑ slip , ↑ smile , ↑ survey , ↑ verdict , ↑ wave