Return
/rɪˈtɜrn/noun
To come or go back to a place or condition.
Did you know?The word 'return' has connections to ancient rituals, where the act of coming back was seen as a powerful cycle of rebirth and regeneration.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*terə-
“to turn or twist.”
Latin
Latin
revertere
“to turn back.”
Old French
Old French
retourner
“to return, to go back.”
Middle English
Middle English
returnen
“to come back or go back.”
Modern English
English
return
“to go or come back to a place.”