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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