return
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
- to give to a judge or official (a statement or a writ of actions done).
- to render (a verdict, decision, etc.).
noun
- the continuation of a molding, projection, etc., in a different direction.
- a side or part that falls away from the front of any straight or flat member or area.
- the act of returning a ball.
- the ball that is returned.
- the bringing or sending back of various documents, such as a writ, summons, or subpoena, with a brief written report usually endorsed upon it, by a sheriff, to the court from which it issued.
- a certified document by a great variety of officers, as assessors, collectors, and election officers.
- the report or certificate endorsed in such documents.
- merchandise shipped back to a supplier from a retailer or distributor as unsold or unsalable.
- merchandise returned to a retailer by a consumer.
adjective
Origin of return
OTHER WORDS FROM return
non·re·turn, adjective pre·re·turn, noun, verb (used without object) un·re·turned, adjective un·re·turn·ing, adjectiveWords nearby return
Words related to unreturned
Example sentences from the Web for unreturned
It seems light years away from the daily grind of unreturned phone calls and bad coffee.
Emails sent by Newsweek to the page in question were unreturned, and Faqih did not return requests for comment.
She then went into hiding: Repeated calls over the next 24 hours went unanswered and unreturned.
I He could not believe that his affection was unreturned; it was too precious to remain unacknowledged.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue |Warren T. Ashton
And, nevertheless, you believe that your affection would not be unreturned?
A Strange Story, Complete |Edward Bulwer-LyttonDo not think that I could nourish a love unsought and unreturned.
Zanoni |Edward Bulwer LyttonYou loved him some time since, and accepted him; but you found your love misplaced,—unreturned, or at any rate coldly returned.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys |Anthony TrollopeThere was no hidden romance or tale of unreturned affection in Miss Sophonisba's experience.
Not Pretty, But Precious |John Hay, et al.
British Dictionary definitions for unreturned
verb
noun
- a form (a tax return) on which a statement concerning one's taxable income is made
- the statement itself
- a part of a building that forms an angle with the façade
- any part of an architectural feature that forms an angle with the main part
adjective
Word Origin for return
Idioms and Phrases with unreturned
In addition to the idioms beginning with return
- return the compliment
- return to the fold
also see:
- in return
- many happy returns
- point of no return