Polyglot Dictionary

retornar

/retoɾˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
retorno
preterite (yo)
retorné
past participle
retornado

Meaning

  1. to return

    • Retornaron a su país.

      They returned to their country.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

regresar

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

volver

volver is the most common everyday word for "to return"; retornar is more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

voltar

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

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