return vs make

return and make both are nouns.

return and make both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
return	Yes	No	Yes	No
make	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make is a hypernym of return; that is, make is a word with a broader meaning than return:

return: give or supply
make: create or manufacture a man-made product

Other hypernyms of return include create, produce.

return (noun)	make (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location	the act of mixing cards haphazardly
a coming to or returning home	a recognizable kind
getting something back again
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a reciprocal group action
the act of someone appearing again
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

return (verb)	make (verb)
go back to a previous state	have a bowel movement
be restored	eliminate urine
go back to something earlier	behave in a certain manner
answer back	act in a certain way so as to acquire
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority	give certain properties to something
pass down	put in order or neaten
make a return	cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
give or supply	develop into
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before	favor the development of
return to a previous position; in mathematics	change from one form into another
bring back to the point of departure	make, formulate, or derive in the mind
pay back	consider as being
return in kind	calculate as being
give back	institute, enact, or establish
be inherited by	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
elect again	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
	assure the success of
	induce to have sex
	make or cause to be or to become
	create or manufacture a man-made product
	organize or be responsible for
	create or design, often in a certain way
	prepare for eating by applying heat
	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
	create by artistic means
	gather and light the materials for
	make by shaping or bringing together constituents
	perform, produce, or carry out
	make by combining materials and parts
	compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	reach a goal
	head into a specified direction
	proceed along a path
	reach in time
	appear to begin an activity
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	achieve a point or goal
	engage in
	form by assembling individuals or constituents
	charge with a function; charge to be
	carry out or commit
	be or be capable of being changed or made into
	to compose or represent
	undergo fabrication or creation
	amount to
	add up to
	be suitable for
	constitute the essence of

return vs make

return and make both are nouns.

return and make both are verbs.

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