regressar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.ɣɾəˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.ɣɾeˈsaɾ]
• Homophone: regressà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

regressar (first-person singular present regresso, first-person singular preterite regressí, past participle regressat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (intransitive) to return, to go back

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regressar (first conjugation)

infinitive			regressar
gerund			regressant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regressat		regressada
		plural		regressats		regressades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	regresso	regresses	regressa	regressem	regresseu	regressen
	imperfect	regressava	regressaves	regressava	regressàvem	regressàveu	regressaven
	future	regressaré	regressaràs	regressarà	regressarem	regressareu	regressaran
	preterite	regressí	regressares	regressà	regressàrem	regressàreu	regressaren
	conditional	regressaria	regressaries	regressaria	regressaríem	regressaríeu	regressarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	regressi	regressis	regressi	regressem	regresseu	regressin
	imperfect	regressés	regressessis	regressés	regresséssim	regresséssiu	regressessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	regressa	regressi	regressem	regresseu	regressin
	negative (no)	—	no regressis	no regressi	no regressem	no regresseu	no regressin

Related terms

• regressió
• regressiu

Further reading

• “regressar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “regressar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “regressar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “regressar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Galician

Verb

regressar (first-person singular present regresso, first-person singular preterite regressei, past participle regressado)

1. reintegrationist spelling of regresar

Conjugation

    Reintegrated conjugation of regressar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	regressar
Personal	regressar	regressares	regressar	regressarmos	regressardes	regressarem
Gerund
	regressando
Past participle
Masculine	regressado			regressados
Feminine	regressada			regressadas
Indicative
Present	regresso	regressas	regressa	regressamos	regressades, regressais	regressam
Imperfect	regressava	regressavas	regressava	regressávamos	regressávades, regressáveis, regressávais1	regressavam
Preterite	regressei	regressaste, regressache1	regressou	regressamos	regressastes	regressárom, regressaram
Pluperfect	regressara	regressaras	regressara	regressáramos	regressárades, regressáreis, regressárais1	regressaram
Future	regressarei	regressarás	regressará	regressaremos	regressaredes, regressareis	regressarám, regressarão
Conditional	regressaria	regressarias	regressaria	regressaríamos	regressaríades, regressaríeis, regressaríais1	regressariam
Subjunctive
Present	regresse	regresses	regresse	regressemos	regressedes, regresseis	regressem
Imperfect	regressasse	regressasses	regressasse	regressássemos	regressássedes, regressásseis	regressassem
Future	regressar	regressares	regressar	regressarmos	regressardes	regressarem
Imperative
Affirmative		regressa	regresse	regressemos	regressade, regressai	regressem
Negative (nom)		nom regresses	nom regresse	nom regressemos	nom regressedes, nom regresseis	nom regressem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “regressar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Occitan

Verb

regressar

1. to regress

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		regressar			aver regressat
gerund		regressant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		regressat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	regressi	regressas	regressa	regressam	regressatz	regressan
	imperfect	regressavi	regressavas	regressava	regressàvem	regressàvetz	regressavan
	preterite	regressèri	regressères	regressèt	regressèrem	regressèretz	regressèron
	future	regressarai	regressaràs	regressarà	regressarem	regressaretz	regressaràn
	conditional	regressariái	regressariás	regressariá	regressariam	regressariatz	regressarián
	conditional 2nd form1	regressèra	regressèras	regressèra	regresseram	regresseratz	regressèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	regresse	regresses	regresse	regressem	regressetz	regressen
	imperfect	regressèssi	regressèsses	regressèsse	regressèssem	regressèssetz	regressèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			regressa		regressem	regressatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		regressar			aver regressat
gerund		regressant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		regressat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	regresse	regresses	regressa	regressam	regressatz	regresson
	imperfect	regressave	regressaves	regressava	regressaviam	regressaviatz	regressavon
	preterite	regressere	regresseres	regresset	regressem	regressetz	regresseron
	future	regressarai	regressaràs	regressará	regressarem	regressaretz	regressarán
	conditional	regressariá	regressariás	regressariá	regressariam	regressariatz	regressarián
	conditional 2nd form1	regressèra	regressèras	regressèra	regresseram	regresseratz	regressèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	regresse	regresses	regresse	regressassiam	regressassiatz	regresson
	imperfect	regressesse	regressesses	regressesse	regressessiam	regressessiatz	regressesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			regressa		regressassiam	regressatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		regressar			aver regressat
gerund		regressant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		regressat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	regressi	regressas	regressa	regressam	regressatz	regressan
	imperfect	regressavi	regressavas	regressava	regressàvam	regressàvatz	regressavan
	preterite	regressèi	regressès	regressè	regressèm	regressètz	regressèn
	future	regressarèi	regressaràs	regressarà	regressaram	regressaratz	regressaràn
	conditional	regressarí	regressarés	regressaré	regressarem	regressaretz	regressarén
	conditional 2nd form1	regressèra	regressèras	regressèra	regresseram	regresseratz	regressèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	regressi	regresses	regresse	regressem	regressetz	regressen
	imperfect	regressèssi	regressèsses	regressèsse	regressèssem	regressèssetz	regressèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			regressa		regressem	regressatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		regressar			aver regressat
gerund		regressant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		regressat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	regresse	regressas	regressa	regressam	regressatz	regressan
	imperfect	regressava	regressavas	regressava	regressàvam	regressàvatz	regressavan
	preterite	regressei	regresseras	regresset	regressèram	regressèratz	regresseran
	future	regressarai	regressaràs	regressará	regressarem	regressaretz	regressarán
	conditional	regressariá	regressariàs	regressariá	regressariam	regressariatz	regressarián
	conditional 2nd form1	regressèra	regressèras	regressèra	regresseram	regresseratz	regressèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	regresse	regresses	regresse	regressem	regressetz	regressen
	imperfect	regressèsse	regressèsses	regressèsse	regressèssem	regressèssetz	regressèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			regressa		regressem	regressatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		regressar			aver regressat
gerund		regressant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		regressat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	regresse	regresses	regressa	regressam	regressatz	regressan
	imperfect	regressavi	regressavas	regressava	regressàvem	regressàvetz	regressavan
	preterite	regressère	regressères	regressèt	regresseriam	regresseriatz	regressèron
	future	regressarai	regressaràs	regressarà	regressarem	regressaretz	regressaràn
	conditional	regressariáu	regressariás	regressariá	regressariam	regressariatz	regressarián
	conditional 2nd form1	regressèra	regressèras	regressèra	regresseram	regresseratz	regressèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	regresse	regresses	regresse	regressem	regressetz	regressan
	imperfect	regressèsse	regressèsses	regressèsse	regressessiam	regressessiatz	regressèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			regressa		regressem	regressatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• regression
• regressiu
• regressivament

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 596.

Portuguese

Etymology

From regresso +‎ -ar. Cognate with English regress.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [he.ɡɾeˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [he.ɡɾeˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡɾeˈsa(ɾ)/ [he.ɡɾeˈsa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [χe.ɡɾeˈsa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡɾeˈsa(ɻ)/ [he.ɡɾeˈsa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɾɨˈsaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɾɨˈsaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɾɨˈsaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɾɨˈsaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɾɨˈsa.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ɣɾɨˈsa.ɾi]

Verb

regressar (first-person singular present regresso, first-person singular preterite regressei, past participle regressado)

1. to return, revert, regress

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regressar (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	regressar
Personal	regressar	regressares	regressar	regressarmos	regressardes	regressarem
Gerund
	regressando
Past participle
Masculine	regressado			regressados
Feminine	regressada			regressadas
Indicative
Present	regresso	regressas	regressa	regressamos	regressais	regressam
Imperfect	regressava	regressavas	regressava	regressávamos	regressáveis	regressavam
Preterite	regressei	regressaste	regressou	regressamos1, regressámos2	regressastes	regressaram
Pluperfect	regressara	regressaras	regressara	regressáramos	regressáreis	regressaram
Future	regressarei	regressarás	regressará	regressaremos	regressareis	regressarão
Conditional	regressaria	regressarias	regressaria	regressaríamos	regressaríeis	regressariam
Subjunctive
Present	regresse	regresses	regresse	regressemos	regresseis	regressem
Imperfect	regressasse	regressasses	regressasse	regressássemos	regressásseis	regressassem
Future	regressar	regressares	regressar	regressarmos	regressardes	regressarem
Imperative
Affirmative		regressa	regresse	regressemos	regressai	regressem
Negative (não)		não regresses	não regresse	não regressemos	não regresseis	não regressem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• regressão

Further reading

• “regressar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “regressar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “regressar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025