Polyglot Dictionary

volver

/bolˈβeɾ/

verb A1

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)
vuelvo
preterite (yo)
volví
past participle
vuelto

Meaning

  1. to return

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

retornar

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

regresar

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

regressar

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

Portuguese

restituir

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

Practice

1 What does volver mean?

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

3 Which fingerprint chart matches volver?

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