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returning

Sayri-TUR-ning/ɹɪˈtɝnɪŋ/UK/ɹɪˈtɜːnɪŋ/

2 meanings of returning

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of return. Use this form for an action that is happening now or going on.

    She is returning the library books before they are overdue.

    The children kept returning to the same playground every day.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of coming back to a place or person.

    Like a boomerang coming back to the hand that threw it.

    The returning of the lost dog made the whole family happy.

    Everyone cheered her returning after a long trip abroad.

    Similarreappearance, comeback

    Oppositedeparture

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returning is a form of return

return, verb: To come or go back to a place or person you were with before. Full entry

Forms
returnreturns he/she/itreturning -ing formreturned past tense, past participle
Spelling
return → returning: add -ing

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