Definitions for returning
re·turn·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. returning, revertingadjective

   tending to return to an earlier state

2. returning(a), reversiveadjective

   tending to be turned back

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. returning

   In retail, a product return is the process of a customer taking previously purchased merchandise back to the retailer, and in turn receiving a refund in the original form of payment, exchange for another item (identical or different), or a store credit.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. returning

   Returning generally refers to the act of coming or going back to a place or situation. It can also mean giving something back to its original holder or place. In computer programming, returning refers to the process of ending execution of the current function and resuming it at the point in the code immediately following where the function was called.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Returning

   of Return

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'returning' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2966

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce returning?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say returning in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of returning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of returning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of returning in a Sentence

1. Bill Martin:

   We saw a little lull coming out of Thanksgiving but when Hanukkah began, we saw December heating up, then there was a very strong weekend after Christmas and it ran pretty hot for retailers with customers returning with gift cards.

2. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Just 21 percent of large-cap funds have outperformed the S&P 500 index in the first five months, hard to justify investors returning to active funds.

3. Malcolm Knapp:

   When people work, they eat out more often. Fast-food chains are the first to benefit because (people entering or returning to the workforce) are going to go for the more affordable stuff, it's hard to screw up breakfast ... everything goes well with bacon.

4. Paloma Garcia-Lee:

   I am also super grateful that I'm returning with this show. The messages of 'Hadestown' are going to resonate more on a deeper level than they did before.

5. John Lyon:

   [ They ] notified us that they were at a Target in Spring Valley, New York, but then they stopped returning our phone calls, wouldn't pick up the phone, wouldn't help us narrow down the time they were there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=returning
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returning
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/returning
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=returning