volgere

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to turn, to direct (something (towards a specific object or goal))
  2. (transitive) to turn, to change (something)
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to translate
  4. (literary, transitive) to turn, to rotate (a key, etc.)
  5. (archaic, transitive) to surround, to encircle
  6. (intransitive) to turn [with a ‘to/towards a location or goal’]
  7. (intransitive) to approach, to draw [with a ‘to a conclusion’]
  8. (intransitive, literary) to pass (of time)

Frequency

43k
Hyphenated as
vòl‧ge‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɔl.d͡ʒe.re/
Etymology

From Latin volvere (“to roll, roll back”)

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