Emily Dickinson Lexicon

return (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OFr < L. tornāre, turn on a lathe.] (webplay: again, answer, appear, begin, borrowed, called, day, distant, errands, friendly, go, gold, heart, heaven, hour, house, law, lord, name, other, place, plot, putting, report, revisit, revolution, same, seasons, send, show, sides, soul, spend, statement, sun, takes, tell, thought, turn, usually, wise).

1. Come back; reappear after a separation; [fig.] live again; rise in the resurrection.
2. Reappear; appear again after an absence; [fig.] bring an answer.
3. Revisit; leave and then come back.
4. Revolve; begin again; happen another time; repeat a turn; make another circuit; complete another cycle.
5. Come again soon; reappear at a predictable time.
6. Fly back; go to a former location.
7. Reciprocate; retaliate; answer; respond with.
8. Give back; pay again.