volverse
Spanish, verb[bolˈβ̞eɾse]
volverse is spelled V-O-L-V-E-R-S-E (8 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,770th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volverse is a Spanish verb meaning “infinitive of volver combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cambiar de un estado o aspecto a otro, generalmente de forma duradera”.
What does volverse mean in English?
verb
- 1
infinitive of volver combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Cambiar de un estado o aspecto a otro, generalmente de forma duradera. 2. Dicho de una bebida: cambiar de sabor y textura, perdiendo su viabilidad para el consumo humano. 3. Girar, virar o inclinar el cuerpo, el rostro, la cabeza o el tronco para mirar a un lado o hacia atrás, o para dirigirse a cierta persona o en cierta dirección.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of volverse
- haberse vuelto impersonal infinitive
- volviéndose impersonal gerund
- habiéndose vuelto impersonal gerund
- vuelto impersonal participle
- me vuelvo first-person singular indicative
- te vuelves second-person singular indicative
- te volvés second-person singular vos-form
- se vuelve third-person singular indicative
- nos volvemos first-person plural indicative
- os volvéis second-person plural indicative
- se vuelven third-person plural indicative
- me volvía first-person singular indicative
- te volvías second-person singular indicative
- se volvía third-person singular indicative
- nos volvíamos first-person plural indicative
- os volvíais second-person plural indicative
- se volvían third-person plural indicative
- me volví first-person singular indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volverse?
- [bolˈβ̞eɾse]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volverse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volverse in Spanish?
volverse appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).