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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Almost all are failing to account for one of the hardest parts of postpartum recovery: the return to work.
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Justine Sterling Converse, Time, 16 June 2025
The hewn stone façade is resolutely Parisian, but once visitors set foot inside the shop, which has been returned to its initial configuration, they are transported back in time through centuries and revolutions.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Only residents and contractors had previously been able to return to the portion of Pacific Palisades that remained under the evacuation order.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
The Alameda County Fair returns to Pleasanton this weekend, running from June 13 to July 6 with new attractions that recognize the area’s diversity, food and agriculture.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
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Justine Sterling Converse, Time, 16 June 2025
The hewn stone façade is resolutely Parisian, but once visitors set foot inside the shop, which has been returned to its initial configuration, they are transported back in time through centuries and revolutions.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Only residents and contractors had previously been able to return to the portion of Pacific Palisades that remained under the evacuation order.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
The Alameda County Fair returns to Pleasanton this weekend, running from June 13 to July 6 with new attractions that recognize the area’s diversity, food and agriculture.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
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“Return to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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