return to
verb
returned to; returning to; returns to
1
: to go to (a place where one works, studies, etc.) again after being away for a time
When do you return to school?
2
: to start doing or using (something) again especially after a long time
She hopes to return to working at home next week.
3
: to start an activity again that relates to (something)
He returned to his book after feeding the cat.
Let's return to your first question.
4
: to change back to (an earlier or original condition or state)
She soon returned to her old habits.
His breathing returned to normal.
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The Chinese leadership has put stabilizing the housing market on its agenda, but analysts say that the central government – preoccupied by pushing tech advances – is not interested in seeing the sector return to its former prominence as an economic driver.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Jimenez’s ‘Si Senor’ song was belted out at regular intervals and fans would have been encouraged to hear the Mexican, speaking after the game, open up the prospect of a return to Wolves when his Fulham contract expires this summer.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 18 May 2026
In February of 2025, Mohamed returned to Guinea.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Odenkirk returned to set just over a month afterward, resuming filming in September 2021.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2026
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Jimenez’s ‘Si Senor’ song was belted out at regular intervals and fans would have been encouraged to hear the Mexican, speaking after the game, open up the prospect of a return to Wolves when his Fulham contract expires this summer.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 18 May 2026
In February of 2025, Mohamed returned to Guinea.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Odenkirk returned to set just over a month afterward, resuming filming in September 2021.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2026
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“Return to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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