voltar

Senses

1. 1.

   to return

   to come back or go back to a place or person

2. 2.

   to turn

   to rotate or change direction

3. 3.

   to turn back

   to reverse a decision or action

4. 4.

   to resume

   to begin again after an interruption

Examples

• "Eu voltei para casa ontem."

  I returned home yesterday.

• "Ele virou à esquerda e depois voltou."

  He turned left and then came back.

• "Precisamos voltar a essa discussão mais tarde."

  We need to return to this discussion later.

Usage

Highly common verb in Brazilian Portuguese. Can be used with preposition 'a' to mean "to start again" (voltar a + infinitive). Often used with pronominal form "se" in reflexive constructions.