volgere

Italian

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Etymology

From Latin volvere (to roll, roll back), from Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (to turn, wind, round).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔldʒere
  • Hyphenation: vòl‧ge‧re

Verb

vòlgere (first-person singular present vòlgo, first-person singular past historic vòlsi, past participle vòlto, auxiliary avére or (rarely, in an intransitive sense) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to turn, to direct (something) (towards a specific object or goal)
    Synonym: girare
  2. (transitive) to turn, to change (something) [+ in (something else) = into]
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to translate
  4. (transitive, literary) to turn, to rotate (a key, etc.)
  5. (transitive, archaic) to surround, to encircle
  6. (intransitive) to turn [+ a (a location or goal) = to/towards] [auxiliary avere or (rarely) essere]
  7. (intransitive) to approach, to draw [+ a (a conclusion) = to] [auxiliary avere or (rarely) essere]
    volgere alla fine/conclusioneto draw to a close (literally, “to approach to the end/conclusion”)
    il tempo volge' al peggiothe weather gets worse (literally, “the weather approaches to the worse”)
  8. (intransitive, literary) to pass (of time) [auxiliary avere or (rarely) essere]

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Latin

Verb

volgēre

  1. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of volgō
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