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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Thankfully, over time, Bandit returned to full health and, having been renamed Jax, embarked on a happy new life.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Far too little has been written about Mac Allister’s hernia issue in the summer, and subsequent slow return to match sharpness.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Because her eight-episode hiatus will reportedly run consecutively, Scorsone will likely not return to Grey's Anatomy until 2026.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
For better or for worse, the Halo franchise seems to be done with wacky campaign experiments and is returning to its roots.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Far too little has been written about Mac Allister’s hernia issue in the summer, and subsequent slow return to match sharpness.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Because her eight-episode hiatus will reportedly run consecutively, Scorsone will likely not return to Grey's Anatomy until 2026.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
For better or for worse, the Halo franchise seems to be done with wacky campaign experiments and is returning to its roots.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Return to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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