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volver

to return

verb bol-BEHR Common

Also means

to do again

Usage Note

Volver is an -ue stem-changing verb (present: vuelvo, vuelves…). Volver a + infinitive is the standard way to express doing something again: volvió a llamar (he called again). The reflexive volverse means to become (a change of state): se volvió loco (he went crazy) — a usage that surprises learners who expect hacerse or ponerse.

Examples

"¿Cuándo vuelves a casa?"

Natural Translation

When are you coming back home?

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