to return (tr.) to answer 11 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme mälläsä
meaning 1 to return, bring back mälläsäw
he sent him/it back
direction
meaning 2 to reply, answer, respond ṭəyaḳewən malläsällät
he answered the question
reference AED: 146-147
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Chaha
lexeme žäpärä-
meaning 1 return (tr.), bring back
direction
meaning 2 reply, answer
reference EDG I: 136
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Classical Arabic
lexeme 1 حَارَ ḥāra
lexeme 2 أَحَارَ ʔaḥāra
meaning 1 to return
direction
meaning 2 to respond to somebody; to object

لم يُحِرْ كلاما


He did not say a word.

reference BK: I 509 Baranov
comment The B verb (ʔaḥāra) is causative to the A verb (ḥāra), so its original meaning should have been 'to return (tr.)'
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme to return
meaning 1 He returned me my book
He returned me my book
direction
meaning 2 "I can`t", - she returned pettishly
"I can`t", - she returned pettishly
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Derivation
language Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
lexeme 1 twb
lexeme 2 twb (Pa., Af.)
meaning 1 to return (intr.) wblḥwd dlʔ ztwb lh
provided that he does not return to it
direction
meaning 2 to answer wmwtyb lh whʔ mtyyb lyh
he asked it, and he answered it
reference DJPA: 576
comment Both Pa. and Af. stems are causatives to the basic stem (so their initial meaning should have been 'to return (tr.)').
NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Maori
lexeme whakahoki
meaning 1 to take back, return, give back, receive (tennis, etc.), put back
direction
meaning 2 to answer, reply, respond
reference MD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme hariula-
meaning 1 to give back, to return
meaning 2 to respond
reference
comment хариулах is the causative from харих 'come back'
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme tornar
meaning 1 to turn back, to return
meaning 2 to respond
reference
comment ###Надо проверить, есть ли значение 'возвращать'
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Quechua
lexeme kutichiy
meaning 1 to give back, to return
direction
meaning 2 to respond
reference
comment BOLIVIAN QUECHUA - ENGLISH DICTIONARY By Philip S. Lott (2000)
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Soqotri
lexeme kóḷe
meaning 1 to turn (tr.), to return (tr.) wa-ḷaṭ keḷóʔotš díʔyhe di-ḥaḷf (CSOL I 18:4 (comments)
And then she put it back in its place. 
direction
meaning 2 to answer keḷóʔo ʕáže ʕemɛ́ro (CSOL I 6:38)
The wife answered and said
reference CSOL I: 577
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Tibetan
lexeme phyir-bcos-pa
meaning 1 to give back, to return
meaning 2 to respond
reference
comment Рерих VI, 88.