evert
To turn inside out or outwardsTo turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
Meaning
4 senses(often, transitive)To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
вы́вернуть наизна́нкуvývernutʹ naiznánku
turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward
(obsolete, transitive)To move (someone or something) out of the way.
(also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To turn upside down; to overturn.
(also, ambitransitive, figuratively, obsolete)To disrupt; to overthrow.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Late Latin ēvertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ēvertere, preFrom Late Latin ēvertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ēvertere, present active infinitive of ēvertō (“to turn upside down; to overturn; to reverse”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’)) + vertō (“to reverse; to revolve, turn; to turn around”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).
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Forms
everts, everting, everted, evertedWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle