umdrehen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

um- +‎ drehen

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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 [auxiliary haben]
  2. (reflexive) to turn one's head and look back [auxiliary haben]
  3. (transitive) to turn inside out (clothing, etc.) [auxiliary haben]
  4. (intransitive) to turn around, to flip, to reverse [auxiliary haben or sein]

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Further reading[edit]

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