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volver

/bolˈbeɾ/, [bolˈβ̞eɾ]

back to, return

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

  1. to return, to revert, to get back
    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
  5. (reflexive) to turn
  6. (reflexive) to get, become
    Me estoy volviendo loco.
    I am getting crazy.
  7. to make, to drive
    Esto me está volviendo loco.
    This is driving me mad.
    Me vuelves loco.
    You drive me crazy.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Quiero volver a verlos.

    I want to see them again.

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  • No debería tener que volver al dentista otra vez por un tiempo.

    I shouldn't have to go to the dentist again for a while.

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  • En 1900 él salió de Inglaterra para no volver.

    In 1900, he left England, and he never returned.

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  • Dile a Tom que puede volver después del almuerzo, por favor.

    Please tell Tom he can come back after lunch.

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  • Espero volver a verte el año que viene.

    Hope to see you again next year.

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  • Atravesaría el océano sólo por volver a ver tu sonrisa.

    I would cross the ocean just to see your smile again.

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  • Si no quieres volver, lo entenderé.

    If you don't want to come back, I'll understand.

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  • No pasará mucho tiempo hasta que él pueda volver a jugar al béisbol.

    It won't be long before he can play baseball again.

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  • No puedo volver con ellos.

    I can't go back with them.

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  • Me alegro de volver a verte.

    I'm glad to see you again.

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