Volvía (en. I was coming back)

/bolˈβia/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To return or go back to a place.

They always returned home before midnight.

Siempre volvían a casa antes de la medianoche.

To repeat a state or situation.

Every summer, I felt nostalgic about my childhood again.

Cada verano, volvía a sentir la nostalgia de mi infancia.

To recover something that was lost.

Finally, I found my favorite book again.

Finalmente, volví a encontrar mi libro favorito.

From Latin 'volvere' meaning 'to turn around, to return'.

start over

Restart a process or activity.

volver a empezar

look back

Reflect on the past.

volver la vista atrás

retrace one's steps

Return to the place from which one came.

volver por sus pasos

turn

Action of returning or turning around.

vuelta

return

Return to a regular place.

retorno

commotion

Movement or agitation when reverting to a state.

revuelo

To return to a past relationship.

She got back together with her ex; they say they were starting to have something again.

Ella volvió con su ex, dicen que volvían a tener algo.

To reappear after an absence.

After a year abroad, she returned to the city.

Después de un año en el extranjero, volvió a la ciudad.