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invertin‧vert /ɪnˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb [transitive] formal  invertOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin invertere, from vertere ‘to turn’ VERB TABLEinvert |
Present | I, you, we, they | invert | | he, she, it | inverts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | inverted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have inverted | | he, she, it | has inverted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had inverted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will invert | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have inverted |
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Present | I | am inverting | | he, she, it | is inverting | | you, we, they | are inverting | Past | I, he, she, it | was inverting | | you, we, they | were inverting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inverting | | he, she, it | has been inverting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inverting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inverting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inverting |
- Invert the cake and pan on a wire rack and remove the pan.
- A camera inverts the image it receives.
to turn something upside down► turn over: turn something over · Do not turn your exam papers over until I tell you to.· She turned the envelope over and began making notes on the back.turn over something · The children were turning over the rocks to see what was underneath. ► turn to turn something so that the other side of it is facing upwards or outwards: · Continue to turn the fritter until both sides are golden brown.· I'll read the story and you turn the pages. OK, honey?turn something upside down: · Take out the spark plugs and turn the cylinder block upside down. ► flip to turn something over with a quick, sharp movement: · Come help me flip this mattress.flip something over: · She flipped the pancakes over with one smooth movement.flip over something: · I flipped over the card to see what was written on the other side. ► invert formal to turn something upside down: · A camera inverts the image it receives.· Invert the cake and pan on a wire rack and remove the pan. to put something in the opposite position to the one it was in before, especially by turning it upside down (=the bottom is on the top and the top is on the bottom) → upside down |