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return to form

return to form noun: a return to a former state of success or brilliance.

Noun

return to form (plural returns to form)

  1. (idiomatic) A return to a former state of success or brilliance.
    • This album marks a return to form for the band which has not had a successful hit since 1995.

Verb

return to form (third-person singular simple present returns to form, present participle returning to form, simple past and past participle returned to form)

  1. (idiomatic) To go back to a better, original state.
    • The band returned to form in 2002 with a new, catchy number-one song.

Forms of return to form

Noun
pluralreturns to form
Verb
third-person singular presentreturns to form
present participlereturning to form
past participlereturned to form
pastreturned to form

Questions about return to form

What does return to form mean?
Return to form means a return to a former state of success or brilliance.
What part of speech is return to form?
Return to form can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of return to form?
The plural of return to form is returns to form.

Words near return to form in the dictionary

  1. return ticket
  2. return tickets
  3. return time
  4. return times
  5. return to dust
  6. return to form
  7. return to one's muttons
  8. return to one's senses
  9. return type
  10. return types
  11. return value

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