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regressar

[ʁə.ɡɾə.ˈsaɾ]
verb
to return, to go back, to come back
1. to return to a place one has left; to come or go back
She will return home tomorrow.
Ela vai regressar a casa amanhã.
2. to go back to a previous state or condition
After the treatment, his health regressed.
Após o tratamento, a sua saúde regressou.
3. to retreat or withdraw
The troops regressed from their positions.
As tropas regressaram das suas posições.
Synonyms
voltarretornartornar
Antonyms
partirirsairavançar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
voltar
More commonly used in Brazilian Portuguese than 'regressar'
Portugal
regressar
Standard and widely used in European Portuguese
São Paulo
voltar
Preferred in informal speech

Related Idioms & Phrases

regressar à origem - to return to one's roots
regressar ao ponto de partida - to return to square one
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