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Etymology
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From Latin involvere (“to involve”), from in (“in, at, on”) + volvō (“to roll”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”).
Pronunciation
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- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(h)]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ɾ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ɾ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ɻ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ɻ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.volˈveɾ/ [ẽ.voɫˈveɾ], /ẽ.vɔlˈveɾ/ [ẽ.vɔɫˈveɾ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bolˈbeɾ/ [ẽ.boɫˈβeɾ], /ẽ.bɔlˈbeɾ/ [ẽ.bɔɫˈβeɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.volˈve.ɾi/ [ẽ.voɫˈve.ɾi], /ẽ.vɔlˈve.ɾi/ [ẽ.vɔɫˈve.ɾi]
envolver (first-person singular present envolvo, first-person singular preterite envolvi, past participle envolvido, short past participle envolto)
- to involve (envelop completely)
- Synonyms: cobrir, embrulhar
- Antonym: descobrir
- to encompass (include within the scope)
- Synonyms: abranger, englobar
Conjugation
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1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
Related terms
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Etymology
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Inherited from Latin involvere.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /embolˈbeɾ/ [ẽm.bolˈβ̞eɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧vol‧ver
envolver (first-person singular present envuelvo, first-person singular preterite envolví, past participle envuelto)
- to wrap; to shroud
- to involve
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of envolver (irregular; o-ue alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive envolver
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dative
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envolverme
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envolverte
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envolverle, envolverse
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envolvernos
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envolveros
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envolverles, envolverse
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accusative
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envolverme
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envolverte
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envolverlo, envolverla, envolverse
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envolvernos
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envolveros
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envolverlos, envolverlas, envolverse
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with gerund envolviendo
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dative
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envolviéndome
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envolviéndote
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envolviéndole, envolviéndose
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envolviéndonos
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envolviéndoos
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envolviéndoles, envolviéndose
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accusative
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envolviéndome
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envolviéndote
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envolviéndolo, envolviéndola, envolviéndose
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envolviéndonos
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envolviéndoos
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envolviéndolos, envolviéndolas, envolviéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative envuelve
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dative
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envuélveme
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envuélvete
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envuélvele
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envuélvenos
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not used
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envuélveles
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accusative
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envuélveme
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envuélvete
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envuélvelo, envuélvela
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envuélvenos
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not used
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envuélvelos, envuélvelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative envolvé
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dative
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envolveme
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envolvete
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envolvele
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envolvenos
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not used
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envolveles
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accusative
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envolveme
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envolvete
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envolvelo, envolvela
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envolvenos
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not used
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envolvelos, envolvelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative envuelva
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dative
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envuélvame
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not used
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envuélvale, envuélvase
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envuélvanos
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not used
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envuélvales
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accusative
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envuélvame
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not used
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envuélvalo, envuélvala, envuélvase
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envuélvanos
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not used
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envuélvalos, envuélvalas
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with first-person plural imperative envolvamos
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dative
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not used
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envolvámoste
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envolvámosle
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envolvámonos
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envolvámoos
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envolvámosles
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accusative
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not used
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envolvámoste
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envolvámoslo, envolvámosla
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envolvámonos
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envolvámoos
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envolvámoslos, envolvámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative envolved
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dative
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envolvedme
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not used
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envolvedle
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envolvednos
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envolveos
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envolvedles
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accusative
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envolvedme
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not used
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envolvedlo, envolvedla
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envolvednos
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envolveos
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envolvedlos, envolvedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative envuelvan
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dative
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envuélvanme
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not used
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envuélvanle
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envuélvannos
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not used
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envuélvanles, envuélvanse
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accusative
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envuélvanme
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not used
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envuélvanlo, envuélvanla
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envuélvannos
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not used
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envuélvanlos, envuélvanlas, envuélvanse
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