volver

Definitions of volver
  1. verb
    give certain properties to something
    synonyms: convertir
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    types:
    convertir, hacer
    cause to become
    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    cause to become
    synonyms: convertir, hacer
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    type of:
    convertir
    give certain properties to something
  3. verb
    pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
    synonyms: tornar
    convertirse, transformarse
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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    type of:
    cambiar, sufrir un cambio
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  4. verb
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
    synonyms: regresar, retornar
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    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  5. verb
    cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
    synonyms: dar la vuelta, girar
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    types:
    hojear
    turn over pages
    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  6. verb
    move around an axis or a center
    synonyms: girar, revolverse, virar, voltear, volverse
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    types:
    girar, revolver, rodar, rotar, voltear
    turn on or around an axis or a center
    arremolinar, arremolinarse, girar, hacer girar
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
    arremolinar, arremolinarse, girar, hacer girar, remolinear
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
    type of:
    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  7. verb
    undergo a change or development
    synonyms: tornar
    convertirse, transformarse
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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    type of:
    convertir-se, transformar, transformarse, transmutar, trasmutar
    change in outward structure or looks
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