Volviesen (en. They returned)

/bol'βje.sen/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Return to a previous place or situation.

If they returned home, they would be calmer.

Si ellos volviesen a casa, estarían más tranquilos.

Return to a previous state or condition.

I would like them to be friends again like before.

Me gustaría que volviesen a ser amigos como antes.

Repeat or restart something that has already happened.

I hope they will hold the event again next year.

Ojalá que volviesen a hacer el evento el próximo año.

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

start over

begin anew

volver a empezar

look back

reflect on the past

volver la vista atrás

not fall again

not make the same mistake again

no volver a caer

return

Go back to the starting point.

regresar

go back

Return to a place or a previous situation.

retornar

stir

Make several turns around something.

revolver

Go back to what was left behind.

After a while, I decided I wanted those old habits to return.

Después de un tiempo, decidí que quería que volviesen esas viejas costumbres.

Return to a complicated situation.

When I heard the news, I knew that problems could return.

Cuando escuché la noticia, supe que podría volviesen los problemas.