return to

verb

returned to; returning to; returns to

1

: to go to (a place where one works, studies, etc.) again after being away for a time

When do you return to school?

2

: to start doing or using (something) again especially after a long time

She hopes to return to working at home next week.

3

: to start an activity again that relates to (something)

He returned to his book after feeding the cat.

Let's return to your first question.

4

: to change back to (an earlier or original condition or state)

She soon returned to her old habits.

His breathing returned to normal.

Examples of return to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, after beginning a new chapter with the Red Sox, Suarez has found himself back in the spotlight for both his performance and his potential return to his former home for a special event later this summer. —Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026

But that appeared to change over the weekend as a slew of his cabinet ministers urged him to step aside after Burnham decisively won a parliamentary election to return to Westminster. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 June 2026

But his position now seems untenable, days after former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won a by-election to return to parliament. —Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

Now there’s nothing to return to. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026

Rhymes for return to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue