Polyglot Dictionary

regressar

/xeɡɾeˈsaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
regresso
preterite (eu)
regressei
past participle
regressado

Meaning

  1. to return

    • Regressamos à noite.

      We return at night.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

voltar

voltar is the more common everyday word; regressar is slightly more formal — both mean "to return."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

volver

volver is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to return."

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