释义 |
invertinvert /ɪnˈvɚt/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYinvertOrigin: 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 |
to put something in the opposite position to the one it was in before, especially by turning it upside down—inverted adjective: an inverted triangle |