Emily Dickinson Lexicon

return (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OFr retorn < re- + OE tyrnan < L. tornāre, to 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 after an absence.
2. Revisit; leave and go back.
3. Go back to a former state.
4. Complete a cycle; revolve; begin again.
5. Reciprocate; retaliate.
6. Give back.
7. Begin again.