What does regressar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word regressar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use regressar in Portuguese.

The word regressar in Portuguese means return, return, voltar, regressar, voltar a, voltar a, retornar, regressar, retornar, voltar, retornar a. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word regressar

return

verbo transitivo (retornar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

return

(retornar, voltar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

voltar

phrasal verb, intransitive (return)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Franco deixou a carteira em casa e teve que voltar para pegar.
Frank left his wallet at home and had to go back to get it.

regressar

phrasal verb, intransitive (regress, revert) (regressar, reverter)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The old woman slipped back into her deep depression.

voltar a

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (informal (resume)

Eu adoraria falar mais, mas preciso voltar ao trabalho agora.
I'd love to talk more but I have to get back to my work now.

voltar a

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (return)

Seria legal voltar a minha cidade de nascimento um dia.
It would be nice to get back to my hometown one day.

retornar, regressar

intransitive verb (figurative (return to earlier topic)

Can we backtrack for a moment? I'm intrigued by something you said earlier.

retornar, voltar

(go back to) (ir de voltar à)

Eu sempre retorno à cidade na qual cresci.
I often return to the town I grew up in.

retornar a

transitive verb (reach again)

The soldiers regained camp at nightfall.

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