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overturn

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Pronunciation

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verb
  • IPA (key): /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈtɜː(r)n/
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noun
  • IPA (key): /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌtɜː(r)n/
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Verb

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Plain form
overturn

Third-person singular
overturns

Past tense
overturned

Past participle
overturned

Present participle
overturning

  1. (transitive & intransitive) If you overturn something, you tip it to its side so that it is on its side or upside down.
  2. (transitive) (law) If you overturn a decision, you reverse or invalidate it.

Noun

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Singular
overturn

Plural
overturns

  1. (countable) An overturn is the act of turning over or upside-down.