Polyglot Dictionary

regresar

/reɣɾeˈsaɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
regreso
preterite (yo)
regresé
past participle
regresado

Meaning

  1. to return

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

retornar

retornar is more formal or literary; regresar is the everyday word — both mean "to return."

volver

regresar and volver are close, everyday synonyms for "to return," largely interchangeable; volver is slightly more common and versatile, also used in phrases like "volver a hacer algo," to do something again.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

voltar

voltar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to return."

Practice

1 What does regresar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a casa a las seis.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches regresar?

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