returning

1. go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been beforeExamples: "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"Synonyms: return

2. give backExamples: "render money"Synonyms: render, return

3. go back to a previous stateExamples: "We reverted to the old rules"Synonyms: regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back

4. go back to something earlierExamples: "This harks back to a previous remark of his"Synonyms: come back, hark back, recall, return

5. bring back to the point of departureSynonyms: bring back, return, take back

6. return in kindExamples: "return a compliment"; "return her love"Synonyms: return