Return and Taking

Return

Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

Taking and return are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taking" instead a noun "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Taking

Taking noun - The act of someone who picks up or takes something.

Return and taking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Return" instead a noun "Taking".

Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Child Soldiers While Michael could handle taking his finances from his junkie mother, the return of his step-father made him feel threatened (and for good reason, if he was really molested by him).
  • Forbidden Fruit Aeolus refused to help them again, taking this incident as a sign that the gods didn't want Odysseus to return home anytime soon.
  • Wrestling / Rob Van Dam Commuting on a Bus: His return to WWE in 2013 is this; he will work for a couple months before taking some time off.
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