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returning to form

returning to form is the present participle and gerund of return to form.

Meaning of return to form

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.

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Questions about returning to form

What is returning to form the present participle and gerund of?
Returning to form is the present participle and gerund of return to form.

Words near returning to form in the dictionary

  1. returning officer
  2. returning officers
  3. returning the favor
  4. returning the favour
  5. returning to dust
  6. returning to form
  7. returning to one's muttons
  8. returnings
  9. returnless
  10. returnlessly
  11. returnment

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