overturn
To turn over, capsize or upsetTo turn over, capsize or upset.
» Tom was barely able to keep the canoe from overturning.
Meaning
5 senses(ambitransitive)To turn over, capsize or upset.
sich überschlagen
(transitive)To overthrow or destroy.
verwerfen
(transitive)To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
aufheben
(transitive)To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
(intransitive)To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.
- turn from an upright or normal position
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
- rule against
- change radically
Examples
32 sentencesTom was barely able to keep the canoe from overturning.
The Supreme Court overturned a previous decision.
ruВерховный суд отменил предыдущее решение.
The lorry overturned.
Вантажівка перекинулася.
deDer LKW kippte seitlich um.
Rodrigo was under an overturned bed.
They overturned the truck and burnt it.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English ovFrom Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.
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Forms
overturns, overturning, overturned, overturned| Base form | overturn · to overturn |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overturns |
| Present participle | overturning |
| Past simple | overturned |
| Past participle | overturned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
21 synonyms- turn from an upright or normal position:turn overtip overtump over
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position:tip overturn overupsetknock overbowl overtump over
- rule against:overruleoverrideoverthrowreverse
- change radically:revolutionizerevolutionise
- cause the downfall of; of rulers:overthrowsubvertbring down
- cancel officially:revokeannulliftcountermandreverserepealrescindvacate
Word family
2 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