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tornar.

to return

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/toɾˈnaɾ/[t̪oɾˈnaɾ]
  1. to return

    transitive
  2. to come back; to go back

    intransitive
  3. to put back

    transitive
  4. to change

    transitive
  5. to (do) again

    catenative
  6. to revive (to recover from a state of unconsciousness)

    intransitive
  7. to become (e.g. change in a characteristic, nature of something or status)

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Spanish tornar Inherited from Latin tornāre. Cognate with English turn.

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