umkehren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ummekēren, umbekēren, from Old High German umbikēren, equivalent to um- (“round”) +‎ kehren (“turn”). Cognate with Middle Low German ümmekēren, Dutch omkeren, Old English ymbċierran (“to turn about, revolve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊmˌkeːʀən]
• Hyphenation: um‧keh‧ren

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Verb

1. to turn around

   Ich glaube, es wäre besser, umzukehren.

   I think it would be better to turn around.

Related terms

• umkehrbar
• Umkehrbarkeit
• Umkehr
• umgekehrt

Further reading

• “umkehren” in Duden online