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volver

verbCEFR A1High frequency

What does “volver” mean in English?

  1. 1.to return, to come back

    to return, to come back (volver a casa, ¿cuándo vuelves?)

  2. 2.to make, to drive

    to make, to drive (to a state: esto me vuelve loco, me volvió loca)

Example sentences

  • Vuelvo a casa a las seis.

    I come home at six.

  • Volvemos en agosto.

    We come back in August.

  • Volverá pronto.

    He'll be back soon.

How to use it

Volver means 'to return / come back'. Stem change o→ue: vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos, volvéis, vuelven.

Common mistake

Volver + a + infinitive means 'to do again': 'vuelvo a estudiar' = 'I study again'. Different idiom from regreso (return).

Forms of volver

Present
vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos, volvéis, vuelven

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