umkehren
Meaning
- (intransitive, weak) to turn around
- (transitive, weak) to turn around something, to invert, to reverse
Concepts
turn inside out
retrace one’s steps
be turned inside out
Synonyms
umstülpen
auf den Kopf stellen
umsteuern
sich umwenden
kehrt machen
den Weg zurückgehen
verkehrt herum aufstellen
in die entgegengesetzte Richtung gehen
sich bessern
umfüllen
Translations
inverser
invertire
invertir
inverter
omkeren
يعكسFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʊmˌkeːʁən]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German ummekēren, umbekēren, from Old High German umbikēren, from Proto-West Germanic *umbikaʀʀjan. Equivalent to um- (“round”) + kehren (“turn”). Cognate with Middle Low German ümmekēren, Dutch omkeren, Old English ymbċierran (“to turn about, revolve”).
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