devolver

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English

Etymology

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.

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

  • 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

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /debolˈbeɾ/
  • 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

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