returning

returning — returning; un·returning; …   English syllables

returning — index chronic, incessant, periodic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Returning — Return Re*turn , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Returned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Returning}.] [OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner; pref. re re + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition. Return to your …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

returning — adj. Returning is used with these nouns: ↑echo, ↑exile, ↑refugee, ↑veteran …   Collocations dictionary

returning — n. act of going back, act of coming back; act of sending back, act of giving back adj. going back, coming back; recurring, repeating re·turn || rɪ tÉœrn / tɜːn n. act of going or coming back; act of giving back; reply, answer; profit, yield;… …   English contemporary dictionary

returning — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of coming back] Syn. return, reappearance, repetition, reoccurrence, reoccurring, recurrence, reverberation, reentrance, retracing, revolving, revolution, rotation, rotating, rebound, reversion, retreat, turning back,… …   English dictionary for students

returning — adjective 1. tending to return to an earlier state • Syn: ↑reverting • Similar to: ↑regressive 2. tending to be turned back • Syn: ↑reversive • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

returning officer — returning officers N COUNT In Britain, the returning officer for a particular town or district is an official who is responsible for arranging an election and who formally announces the result …   English dictionary

returning at intervals — index chronic, periodic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

returning officer — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the official in each constituency who conducts an election and announces the result …   English terms dictionary

returning officer — n. Brit. an official in charge of an election in a district …   English World dictionary