volver

== Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese volver, from Latin volvere (“roll, roll back”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bolˈβeɾ] === Verb === volver (first-person singular present volvo, first-person singular preterite volvín, past participle volvido, short past participle volto)volver (first-person singular present volvo, first-person singular preterite volvim or volvi, past participle volvido, short past participle volto, reintegrationist norm) to return to oppose (intransitive) to defend [with por ‘someone/something’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== revolver === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “volver”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “volver”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “volver”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “volver”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “volver”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese volver, from Latin volvere (“to roll, to roll back”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: vol‧ver === Verb === volver (first-person singular present volvo, first-person singular preterite volvi, past participle volvido) to make to carry to roll, shake ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “volver”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “volver”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin volvere (“roll, roll back”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bolˈbeɾ/ [bolˈβ̞eɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: vol‧ver === Verb === volver (first-person singular present vuelvo, first-person singular preterite volví, past participle vuelto) to return, to revert, to get back Synonym: regresar Vuelvan a trabajar. / Vuelva al trabajo. ― Get back to work. to come back, go back to do again Volvió a olvidarse de la foto. ― He forgot the photo again. to turn Synonyms: dar vuelta, girar, voltear (reflexive) to become, to get Synonyms: hacer, convertir, poner Me estoy volviendo loco. ― I am going crazy. to make, to drive Esto me está volviendo loco. ― This is driving me mad. Me vuelves loco. ― You drive me crazy. (reflexive) to turn ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “volver”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025