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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Equipped with a smart AI chip and gyroscope, the orb hovers, flies, and returns to the user like a boomerang, providing countless hours of entertainment.
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
After missing the initial seven weeks of the 2025-26 campaign rehabilitating his left shoulder following offseason surgery, Josh Green made his return to the lineup in the Hornets’ 129-126 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Dec. 2025
Van Marcantel is in the Routt County Jail while authorities arrange his return to Texas for prosecution.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Gavin Brindley had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson and Sam Malinski also had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 in Denver on Thursday night.
—Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
After missing the initial seven weeks of the 2025-26 campaign rehabilitating his left shoulder following offseason surgery, Josh Green made his return to the lineup in the Hornets’ 129-126 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Dec. 2025
Van Marcantel is in the Routt County Jail while authorities arrange his return to Texas for prosecution.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Gavin Brindley had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson and Sam Malinski also had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 in Denver on Thursday night.
—Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Return to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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