Meaning
- to return, refund, restore, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.
- to pay back, repay (to pay an amount of money owed to another)
- to devolve
- (colloquial) to throw up, to vomit
Concepts
make return
disapprove of
look askance at
vomit throw up spew
hand back
spue
turn inside out
vomit up
return something
Synonyms
volver del revés
hacer regresar
gormar
hacer volver
dar a otra persona
volver algo prestado
hacer volcar con alguien
volver a poner
pasar el mando
llevar de regreso
traer de regreso
volver a pagar
regresar a un sitio
guitriar
trasbocar
hacer dar vueltas
hacer girar
Frequency
Hyphenated as
de‧vol‧ver
Pronounced as (IPA)
/debolˈbeɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere (“roll or tumble off or down”). Cognate with English devolve.
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