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Definition return in British English

return adjective

adjective
/rɪˈtɜː(r)n/
1

relating to travel to and from a place. The American word is round-trip

Example

a return trip/ticket/journey

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1.1

relating to the part of a journey that involves going back to a place or coming back from a place

Example

She started to feel ill on the return flight to London.

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2

a return match, game etc is the second one that is played between two opponents or teams

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Definition return in British English