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

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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. Ray Jayawardhana:

   Half a century later, returning to the moon is overdue, i would hope that it is a sustained effort, a long-term national commitment, one that also involves international partnerships and public-private collaborations. A multidimensional lunar program would be quite exciting. Apollo 11 landed on the moon five years after the first American robotic probe reached the surface. And this is an ambitious goal in the foreseeable future that rallies science, technology and the human spirit together.

2. Cassandra Ridder:

   I don't know if the kids are just struggling socially from returning to in-person learning, i don't know what's going on.

3. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:

   This process is the planting of the seeds of the new Turkey, those who try to get involved in dirty business and dirty relations with the hope of returning Turkey to its old days are getting the necessary response, and will continue to get it.

4. Jorge Carrion:

   He's contributed a large percentage to the lineage that we are returning to Espanola, there's a feeling of happiness to have the possibility of returning that tortoise to his natural state.

5. Lending Club CEO Scott Sanborn:

   Our platform continues to operate with existing investors and more returning each day.

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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