invert
To turn upside down or inside outTo turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
» It might help if you invert the colors.
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5 senses(transitive)To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.
umdrehen, invertieren
переверну́тьperevernútʹ, вы́вернутьvývernutʹ, инверти́роватьinvertírovatʹ
turn inside out or upside down
(transitive)To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
(intransitive)To undergo inversion, as sugar.
make an inversion (in a musical composition)
To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
To turn (the foot) inwards.
Examples
15 sentencesIt might help if you invert the colors.
Through the lens the image was inverted.
ruИзображение было перевёрнуто через объектив. — sivelock
deDurch die Linse wurde das Bild invertiert. — samueldora
The image projected onto the retina is inverted.
It might help if you invert the colours.
Alberto found a large inverted cross in that room.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle French invertir.From Middle French invertir.
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Forms
inverts, inverting, inverted, invertedSynonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
14 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.