プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
かえる【返る】
❶〔元の状態に戻る〕return ((to))
戦火で焼かれた町はやっと昔の姿に返った
The towns which were burned down in the war have at last returned to their former state.
彼女はやっと我に返った
〔気を取り戻した〕At last she pulled herself together.／〔意識を回復した〕At last she recovered [regained] consciousness.／She came to at last.
❷〔元の場所・持ち主に戻る〕be returned
バスで忘れた傘が返ってきた
The umbrella I had left on the bus was returned.
青春時代はもう返ってこない
Your youth will never come back.
もう一度質問したが，同じ答えが返って来た
I asked once more but still got the same answer.