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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊmvɛndn̩/

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Verb

1. (transitive) to turn over
2. (reflexive) to turn around
   • 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, ‘Gespenster’:

     Da erst nahm sie die Hände aus dem heißen Waschwasser, wandte sich um und sah ihn an.

     Then she took her hands out of the hot dishwater, turned around and looked at him.