return

返す、戻す

物を相手に返したり、元の場所に戻したりする。

やさしい英語で： To give something back to someone or put it where it was before.

• Please return my book.
• She returned the tools to their shelf.
• Can I return these shoes without a receipt?

使い方： return something to someone/something (Please return the keys to the owner.)

類義語： give back, put back, hand back

よく使う表現： return a book, return something, return something to someone

戻る、帰る

以前いた場所や人のもとへ再び行く、または来る。

やさしい英語で： To come or go back to a place or person.

• We will return tomorrow.
• She returned home late last night.
• When did you return from your trip?

使い方： return to a place/person (He returned to his family after the war.); return from a place (We returned from Spain on Monday.)

類義語： come back, go back

反対語： leave, depart

よく使う表現： return home, return to work, return to someone

再び現れる、戻る

以前あった感情や考え、問題が再び生じる。

やさしい英語で： If a feeling, thought, or problem comes back, you experience it again.

• The pain returned last night.
• Her confidence slowly returned after the first success.
• What should I do if the symptoms return?

類義語： come back, recur, reappear

反対語： disappear

よく使う表現： return suddenly, return with force, return to someone

再開する、復帰する

中断した活動を再び始める。

やさしい英語で： To start doing an activity again after stopping it.

• He returned to work in May.
• She returned to studying after raising her children.
• Will you return to teaching next year?

使い方： return to something/doing something (She returned to painting after a long break.)

類義語： resume, go back to

反対語： stop, quit

よく使う表現： return to teaching, return to training, return to work

返す、応える

相手が自分にしたことを、同じように相手に返す。

やさしい英語で： To do the same thing to someone that they have done to you.

• She returned his smile.
• You helped me, and now I can return the favor.
• He loved her, but she never returned his affection.

類義語： reciprocate

よく使う表現： return a smile, return the favor, return someone's greeting, return someone's affection

打ち返す、返球する

試合でボールを打ち、相手の方へ返す。

やさしい英語で： To hit a ball back toward the other player in a game.

• She returned the ball easily.
• He could not return my first serve.
• Try to return the shot across the court.

類義語： hit back

よく使う表現： return the ball, return a serve, return a shot

帰還、帰宅、帰郷

以前いた場所や人のもとへ戻ること。

やさしい英語で： The act or occasion of coming back to a place or person.

• We celebrated her return.
• His return home was delayed by snow.
• Everyone wished them a safe return from their journey.

使い方： return to a place (Her return to the village surprised everyone.); on someone's return (On his return, we shared a meal.)

類義語： homecoming

反対語： departure

よく使う表現： return home, someone's return, safe return, return from something

返品、返品された品

客が買った後、店に持ち帰ったり送り返したりした商品。

やさしい英語で： A bought item that a customer takes or sends back to the shop.

• This shop accepts returns.
• The assistant checked each return for damage.
• You need a receipt for all returns.

類義語： returned item

よく使う表現： accept a return, process a return, customer return