volver

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese volver, from Latin volvere, present active infinitive of volvō (roll, roll back).

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volver (first-person singular present volvo, first-person singular preterite volvín, past participle volvido)

  1. to return
  2. to oppose
  3. (transitive with por) to defend
  4. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of volver
  5. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of volver

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References[edit]

  • volver” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • volv” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • volver” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • volver” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • volver” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Portuguese volver, from Latin volvere (to roll, to roll back).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /volˈveɾ/ [voɫˈveɾ], /vɔlˈveɾ/ [vɔɫˈveɾ]

  • Hyphenation: vol‧ver

Verb[edit]

volver (first-person singular present volvo, first-person singular preterite volvi, past participle volvido)

  1. to make
  2. to carry
  3. to roll, shake
  4. inflection of volver:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin volvere (roll, roll back).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bolˈbeɾ/ [bolˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: vol‧ver

Verb[edit]

volver (first-person singular present vuelvo, first-person singular preterite volví, past participle vuelto)

  1. to return, to revert, to get back
    Synonym: regresar
    Vuelvan a trabajar. / Vuelva al trabajo.Get back to work.
  2. to come back, go back
    Si realmente estás pensando en volver a aquel lugar sucio, debes haberte enloquecido totalmente.
    If you're really thinking about going back to that filthy place, you must have gone totally crazy.
  3. to do again
    Volvió a olvidarse de la foto.He forgot the photo again.
  4. to turn
    Synonyms: dar vuelta, girar, voltear
  5. (reflexive) to become, to get
    Me estoy volviendo loco.I am going crazy.
    Synonyms: hacer, convertir, poner
  6. to make, to drive
    Esto me está volviendo loco.This is driving me mad.
    Me vuelves loco.You drive me crazy.
  7. (reflexive) to turn

Usage notes[edit]

The use of volverse as a verb of becoming implies a change of belief or commitment and is felt to be more permanent than ponerse.

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