in\ return

in\ return
adv. phr.
In order to give back something; as payment; in recognition or exchange.
- Often used with "for".

Bud gave me his knife and I gave him marbles in return.

The lady helped Mother when she was sick and in return Mother often invited her to dinner.

How much did John give you in return for your bicycle?

I hit him in return for the time he hit me.

I wrote Dad a letter and got a package in return.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Return — Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of the year …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Return ball — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Return bend — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Return day — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Return flue — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Return pipe — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Return of the Living Dead (film series) — Return of the Living Dead is a series of films that was produced between 1985 2005. The series came about as a dispute between John Russo and George A. Romero over how to handle sequels to their 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead . The two… …   Wikipedia

  • return — re·turn 1 vt 1 a: to give (an official account or report) to a superior (as by a list or statement) return the names of all residents in the ward return a list of jurors b: to bring back (as a writ, verdict, or indictment) to an office or… …   Law dictionary

  • Return to castle Wolfenstein — Entwickler: Gray Matter Interactive, Nerve Software, id Software Verleger: Activision(PS2, PC, Xbox), Activision/Valve Corpora …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein — Entwickler …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Return value optimization — Return value optimization, or simply RVO, is a compiler optimization technique that involves eliminating the temporary object created to hold a function s return value.[1] In C++, it is particularly notable for being allowed to change the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”