Origin of return

1275–1325; (v.) Middle English retornen < Middle French retorner, returner, Old French (see re-, turn); (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French retorn, return, derivative of Old French retorner, returner; (adj.) derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM return

non·re·turn, adjective pre·re·turn, noun, verb (used without object) un·re·turned, adjective un·re·turn·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for unreturned

British Dictionary definitions for unreturned

return
/ (rɪˈtɜːn) /

verb

noun

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by a return a return visit; a return performance
denoting a second, reciprocated occasion a return match

Word Origin for return

C14: from Old French retorner; see re-, turn

Idioms and Phrases with unreturned

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