return to
phrasal 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.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Lionel Messi is expected to return to the Inter Miami lineup for Saturday’s home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy after missing two games due to injury, according to coach Javier Mascherano.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The tax holiday is meant to align with back-to-school season, as parents prep their kids to return to class.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
James Trafford was added to that list when the club matched Newcastle’s £27million ($36m) offer for the Burnley goalkeeper and convinced him to return to the club where he had been developed as a kid.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Lionel Messi is expected to return to the Inter Miami lineup for Saturday’s home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy after missing two games due to injury, according to coach Javier Mascherano.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The tax holiday is meant to align with back-to-school season, as parents prep their kids to return to class.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
James Trafford was added to that list when the club matched Newcastle’s £27million ($36m) offer for the Burnley goalkeeper and convinced him to return to the club where he had been developed as a kid.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Return to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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