devolver

English

Etymology

From devolve +‎ -er.

Noun

devolver (plural devolvers)

1. A devolutionist.
   • 1999, Paul Charles Light, The True Size of Government, page 55:

     It is on more traditional political attitudes where devolvers and reinventors draw on very different constituencies, creating two distinct packages of views toward government.

Anagrams

• revolved

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēvolvere (“to roll or to tumble off or down”)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.vowˈve(ɾ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.vowˈve(ɻ)/ [de.voʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.volˈveɾ/ [dɨ.voɫˈveɾ], /dɨ.vɔlˈveɾ/ [dɨ.vɔɫˈveɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.volˈveɾ/ [dɨ.voɫˈveɾ], /dɨ.vɔlˈveɾ/ [dɨ.vɔɫˈveɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.bolˈbeɾ/ [dɨ.βoɫˈβeɾ], /dɨ.bɔlˈbeɾ/ [dɨ.βɔɫˈβeɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.volˈve.ɾi/ [dɨ.voɫˈve.ɾi], /dɨ.vɔlˈve.ɾi/ [dɨ.vɔɫˈve.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: de‧vol‧ver

Verb

devolver (first-person singular present devolvo, first-person singular preterite devolvi, past participle devolvido)

1. to return, give back

   Synonym: retornar

   Vou devolver isso.

   I'll give it back.

2. to refund, to reimburse

   Synonym: reembolsar

3. to devolve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of devolver (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	devolver
Personal	devolver	devolveres	devolver	devolvermos	devolverdes	devolverem
Gerund
	devolvendo
Past participle
Masculine	devolvido			devolvidos
Feminine	devolvida			devolvidas
Indicative
Present	devolvo	devolves	devolve	devolvemos	devolveis	devolvem
Imperfect	devolvia	devolvias	devolvia	devolvíamos	devolvíeis	devolviam
Preterite	devolvi	devolveste	devolveu	devolvemos	devolvestes	devolveram
Pluperfect	devolvera	devolveras	devolvera	devolvêramos	devolvêreis	devolveram
Future	devolverei	devolverás	devolverá	devolveremos	devolvereis	devolverão
Conditional	devolveria	devolverias	devolveria	devolveríamos	devolveríeis	devolveriam
Subjunctive
Present	devolva	devolvas	devolva	devolvamos	devolvais	devolvam
Imperfect	devolvesse	devolvesses	devolvesse	devolvêssemos	devolvêsseis	devolvessem
Future	devolver	devolveres	devolver	devolvermos	devolverdes	devolverem
Imperative
Affirmative		devolve	devolva	devolvamos	devolvei	devolvam
Negative (não)		não devolvas	não devolva	não devolvamos	não devolvais	não devolvam

Related terms

• devolução

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere (“roll or tumble off or down”). Cognate with English devolve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /debolˈbeɾ/ [d̪e.β̞olˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: de‧vol‧ver

Verb

devolver (first-person singular present devuelvo, first-person singular preterite devolví, past participle devuelto)

1. to return, refund, restore, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.
2. to pay back, repay (to pay an amount of money owed to another)
3. to devolve
4. (colloquial) to throw up, to vomit

   Synonym: vomitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of devolver (irregular; o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			devolver
gerund			devolviendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		devuelto		devuelta
		plural		devueltos		devueltas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	devuelvo	devuelvestú devolvésvos	devuelve	devolvemos	devolvéis	devuelven
	imperfect	devolvía	devolvías	devolvía	devolvíamos	devolvíais	devolvían
	preterite	devolví	devolviste	devolvió	devolvimos	devolvisteis	devolvieron
	future	devolveré	devolverás	devolverá	devolveremos	devolveréis	devolverán
	conditional	devolvería	devolverías	devolvería	devolveríamos	devolveríais	devolverían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	devuelva	devuelvastú devolvásvos2	devuelva	devolvamos	devolváis	devuelvan
	imperfect (ra)	devolviera	devolvieras	devolviera	devolviéramos	devolvierais	devolvieran
	imperfect (se)	devolviese	devolvieses	devolviese	devolviésemos	devolvieseis	devolviesen
	future1	devolviere	devolvieres	devolviere	devolviéremos	devolviereis	devolvieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		devuelvetú devolvévos	devuelva	devolvamos	devolved	devuelvan
	negative		no devuelvas	no devuelva	no devolvamos	no devolváis	no devuelvan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of devolver (irregular; o-ue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive devolver	dative	devolverme	devolverte	devolverle, devolverse	devolvernos	devolveros	devolverles, devolverse
	accusative	devolverme	devolverte	devolverlo, devolverla, devolverse	devolvernos	devolveros	devolverlos, devolverlas, devolverse
with gerund devolviendo	dative	devolviéndome	devolviéndote	devolviéndole, devolviéndose	devolviéndonos	devolviéndoos	devolviéndoles, devolviéndose
	accusative	devolviéndome	devolviéndote	devolviéndolo, devolviéndola, devolviéndose	devolviéndonos	devolviéndoos	devolviéndolos, devolviéndolas, devolviéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative devuelve	dative	devuélveme	devuélvete	devuélvele	devuélvenos	not used	devuélveles
	accusative	devuélveme	devuélvete	devuélvelo, devuélvela	devuélvenos	not used	devuélvelos, devuélvelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative devolvé	dative	devolveme	devolvete	devolvele	devolvenos	not used	devolveles
	accusative	devolveme	devolvete	devolvelo, devolvela	devolvenos	not used	devolvelos, devolvelas
with formal second-person singular imperative devuelva	dative	devuélvame	not used	devuélvale, devuélvase	devuélvanos	not used	devuélvales
	accusative	devuélvame	not used	devuélvalo, devuélvala, devuélvase	devuélvanos	not used	devuélvalos, devuélvalas
with first-person plural imperative devolvamos	dative	not used	devolvámoste	devolvámosle	devolvámonos	devolvámoos	devolvámosles
	accusative	not used	devolvámoste	devolvámoslo, devolvámosla	devolvámonos	devolvámoos	devolvámoslos, devolvámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative devolved	dative	devolvedme	not used	devolvedle	devolvednos	devolveos	devolvedles
	accusative	devolvedme	not used	devolvedlo, devolvedla	devolvednos	devolveos	devolvedlos, devolvedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative devuelvan	dative	devuélvanme	not used	devuélvanle	devuélvannos	not used	devuélvanles, devuélvanse
	accusative	devuélvanme	not used	devuélvanlo, devuélvanla	devuélvannos	not used	devuélvanlos, devuélvanlas, devuélvanse

Related terms

• devolución
• volver

 

Further reading

• “devolver”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10