English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Return Pronunciation
Return is pronounced ri-TURN, IPA /riˈtɝn/.
ri-TURN
US /riˈtɝn/
Syllables: ri · TURN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb and noun: To come or go back to a place, or to give something back to where it came from.
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Return in a Sentence
- They return from Portugal on Sunday night.
- You can return the jacket within thirty days.
- The return on the investment was smaller than promised.
Common Mispronunciations of Return
Not REE-turn
The prefix is unstressed and reduces to a short ri. Only the second syllable is said at full strength.
Not ri-TOORN
The vowel in the second syllable is the ur of her and burn, not an oo. British speakers hold it long without any r colour.
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