returned
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returned
- /ɹɪˈtəːnd/ UK
- /ɹɪˈtɝnd/ US
verb
- simple past and past participle of return
adjective more returned · most returned
- Bent back; angled.
- Haven come back.
- Yielded as a return on an investment etc.
- Back home having been discharged from military service. There are about thirty full-blooded returned men in this state whom I believe are not entitled to the old-age pension.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: come back, get back, go back, comeback, bring back, give back, recurrence, regaining, restoration, revert, rejoin, refund, regress, reelect, turn back, take back
Talk about this word "returned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/returned. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. returned. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/returned "returned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/returned.Cite this
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title = {returned},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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