volver
/bolˈbeɾ/ verb A1- to return, to revert, to get back · Vuelvan a trabajar. / Vuelva al trabajo. Get back to work.
- 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.
- to do again · Volvió a olvidarse de la foto. He forgot the photo again.
- to turn
- to become, to get · 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.
- to turn
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- volver
- Gerund
- volviendo
- Past participle
- vuelto
- Present (yo)
- vuelvo
- Preterite (yo)
- volví
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
Mi costumbre de no volver nunca sobre lo hecho y de no leer nada de cuanto escribo, una vez dado a la imprenta, ha sido causa en esta ocasión de no poco embarazo para mí.
Volverán del amor en tus oídos
Cuando volvemos las fugaces horas
Volveremos los dos á suspirar.
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