Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

returned

/ɹɪˈtɝnd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: re-turned
IPA: /ɹɪˈtɝnd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of return

adj

Bent back; angled.

adj

That has come back.

adj

Yielded as a return on an investment etc.

adj

Back home having been discharged from military service.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"There are about thirty full-blooded returned men in this state whom I believe are not entitled to the old-age pension."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈtɝnd/
British English: /ɹɪˈtəːnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more returned (comparative) most returned (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonreturned unreturned

Rhymes With

turned learned concerned earned burned adjourned unconcerned unturned unearned churned spurned yearned

Questions

How do you pronounce returned?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈtɝnd/.
What does returned mean?: simple past and past participle of return

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