# return: sending an answer back

[Syntax and values](README.md)

```text
return value
return
```

`return` immediately leaves the current function. A bare `return`, or reaching
the end of a function, returns `none`. Using `return` outside a function is a
compile-time semantic error.

## Example

```pliro
# language: en
function absolute(value):
    if value < 0:
        return -value
    return value
say absolute(-3)
```

## Related entries

[Syntax and values](README.md) · [Built-ins](../builtins/README.md) · [Programming guides](../guides/README.md)