umdrehen

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German

Etymology

um- +‎ drehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔʊmdʁeːən/
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  • Hyphenation: um‧dre‧hen

Verb

umdrehen (weak, third-person singular present dreht um, past tense drehte um, past participle umgedreht, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to twist, to turn, to turn around
  2. (reflexive) to turn one's head and look back
  3. (transitive) to turn inside out (clothing, etc.)
  4. (intransitive) to turn around, to flip, to reverse

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Further reading

  • umdrehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • umdrehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • umdrehen” in Duden online
  • umdrehen” in OpenThesaurus.de