evert
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ēvertere, from e (out) + vertere to turn around in various senses; hence in English: to turn about or overturn. In the 16th century the word appeared in the sense of upsetting or overturning; since the 18th century the sense of "turning out" like a pocket has been the dominant usage.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
evert (third-person singular simple present everts, present participle everting, simple past and past participle everted)
- (transitive) To turn inside out, typically from within, like a pocket being emptied.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of evert
| infinitive | (to) evert | |||
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| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | evert | everted | ||
| 2nd person singular | evert, evertest1 |
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| 3rd person singular | everts, everteth1 |
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| plural | evert | |||
| subjunctive | evert | |||
| imperative | evert | — | ||
| participles | everting | everted | ||
| 1) Archaic or obsolete. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to turn inside out
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