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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INVERT

From Latin invertere, from in-² + vertere to turn.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INVERT

invert  [ɪnˈvɜːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INVERT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Invert is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb invert in English.

WHAT DOES INVERT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inverse

Inverse may refer to: ▪ Inverse, a type of immediate inference from a conditional sentence ▪ Inverse multiplexer, which breaks a single data stream into several streams with lower data rates ▪ "Invert", a term used in the exotic pet industry to refer to arthropods ▪ Inversions, a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks ▪ "Invert" is also an archaic and possibly offensive term for a person who is homosexual...

Definition of invert in the English dictionary

The first definition of invert in the dictionary is to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out. Other definition of invert is to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc. Invert is also to turn up and back.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INVERT

PRESENT

Present
I invert
you invert
he/she/it inverts
we invert
you invert
they invert
Present continuous
I am inverting
you are inverting
he/she/it is inverting
we are inverting
you are inverting
they are inverting
Present perfect
I have inverted
you have inverted
he/she/it has inverted
we have inverted
you have inverted
they have inverted
Present perfect continuous
I have been inverting
you have been inverting
he/she/it has been inverting
we have been inverting
you have been inverting
they have been inverting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I inverted
you inverted
he/she/it inverted
we inverted
you inverted
they inverted
Past continuous
I was inverting
you were inverting
he/she/it was inverting
we were inverting
you were inverting
they were inverting
Past perfect
I had inverted
you had inverted
he/she/it had inverted
we had inverted
you had inverted
they had inverted
Past perfect continuous
I had been inverting
you had been inverting
he/she/it had been inverting
we had been inverting
you had been inverting
they had been inverting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will invert
you will invert
he/she/it will invert
we will invert
you will invert
they will invert
Future continuous
I will be inverting
you will be inverting
he/she/it will be inverting
we will be inverting
you will be inverting
they will be inverting
Future perfect
I will have inverted
you will have inverted
he/she/it will have inverted
we will have inverted
you will have inverted
they will have inverted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been inverting
you will have been inverting
he/she/it will have been inverting
we will have been inverting
you will have been inverting
they will have been inverting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would invert
you would invert
he/she/it would invert
we would invert
you would invert
they would invert
Conditional continuous
I would be inverting
you would be inverting
he/she/it would be inverting
we would be inverting
you would be inverting
they would be inverting
Conditional perfect
I would have invert
you would have invert
he/she/it would have invert
we would have invert
you would have invert
they would have invert
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been inverting
you would have been inverting
he/she/it would have been inverting
we would have been inverting
you would have been inverting
they would have been inverting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you invert
we let´s invert
you invert
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to invert
Past participle
inverted
Present Participle
inverting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INVERT


advert
ˈædvɜːt
animadvert
ˌænɪmædˈvɜːt
antevert
ˌæntɪˈvɜːt
avert
əˈvɜːt
convert
kənˈvɜːt
divert
daɪˈvɜːt
evert
ɪˈvɜːt
extravert
ˈɛkstrəˌvɜːt
interconvert
ˌɪntəkənˈvɜːt
introvert
ˈɪntrəˌvɜːt
obvert
ɒbˈvɜːt
overt
ˈəʊvɜːt
pervert
pəˈvɜːt
reconvert
ˌriːkənˈvɜːt
retrovert
ˌrɛtrəʊˈvɜːt
revert
rɪˈvɜːt
seroconvert
ˌsɪərəʊkənˈvɜːt
subvert
səbˈvɜːt
unpervert
ˌʌnpəˈvɜːt
vert
vɜːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INVERT

inversely
inversion
inversive
invert sugar
invertase
invertebral
invertebrate
inverted chord
inverted comma
inverted commas
inverted mordent
inverted nipples
inverted pleat
inverted snob
inverted snobbery
invertedly
inverter
invertibility
invertible
invertor

WORDS THAT END LIKE INVERT

ambivert
blipvert
Calvert
controvert
couvert
covert
culvert
discovert
feme covert
gladvert
j´ouvert
Kilvert
millisievert
sievert
tail covert
taivert
undercovert
vetivert
wing covert

Synonyms and antonyms of invert in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INVERT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «invert» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of invert

Translation of «invert» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INVERT

Find out the translation of invert to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of invert from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «invert» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使倒置
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

invertir
570 millions of speakers

English

invert
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पलटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المقلوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Инверсия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inverter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ত্তলটান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

retourner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbalik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umdrehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひっくり返す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뒤집다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Invert
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lộn ngược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைகீழ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उलट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

evirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rovesciare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inwertowanym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інверсія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

invertit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιμβερτοποιημένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

invert
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

invertsocker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

invert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of invert

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INVERT»

The term «invert» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.917 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INVERT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about invert

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INVERT»

Discover the use of invert in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to invert and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Citizen, Invert, Queer: Lesbianism and War in Early ...
Cohler integrates discussions of the histories of male and female same-sex erotics in her readings of New Woman, representations of male and female suffragists, wartime trials of pacifist novelists and seditious artists, and the interwar ...
Deborah Cohler, 2010
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The Science of Sugar Confectionery
Some old-fashioned sugar confectionery products do not contain invert sugar as an ingredient but rely on the effect of heating sucrose in the presence of acid to generate some invert sugar in situ. The use of invert sugar has declined since ...
W. P. Edwards, 2000
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Food Industries Manual
A solution of the two sugars formed by 'inverting' sucrose is known as invert sugar and contains nearly equal amounts of the two simpler sugars. Natural inversion of sucrose takes place when sucrose solutions are heated in even mildly acidic ...
M.D. Ranken, Christopher G J Baker, R.C. Kill, 1997
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Food Science
Second, a mixture of sucrose and invert sugar has greater solubility in water than sucrose alone; increased solubility is equivalent to less crystallization. Invert sugar may be obtained commercially and substituted for part of the sucrose in the  ...
Norman N. Potter, Joseph H. Hotchkiss, 1998
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Handbook of Sugar Refining: A Manual for the Design and ...
The percent invert in the washed raw is important since this is the starting concentration that the refining process will probably add to. The carbonation process is an exception wherein the invert is destroyed. Any invert created in the refinery ...
Chung Chi Chou, 2000
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Using Adobe Illustrator 10
Invert reverses the numeric values of a color. Similar to the command Filter, Colors, Invert Colors, it can be used to produce a negative image. Like the menu command, it works on whatever object is selected. Unlike the menu command, it can ...
Peter Bauer, 2002
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Feminism and Families
Beginning roughly in 1869 with the publication of Carl von Westphal's essay on the congenital invert, medical theorists began developing a new gender category variously labelled the sexual invert, the intermediate sex, the third sex, the ...
Hilde Lindemann Nelson, 1997
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The Science of Bakery Products
More importantly invert sugar can be mixed with sucrose and concentrated sufficiently to produce products that not only have a sufficiently low water activity to be stable but also will not crystallise. Adding invert sugar to a formulation lowers the ...
W. P. Edwards, 2007
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The Technology of Sugar
Preuss emphasises the necessity, in determining the reducing power of invert sugar with Soldaini's reagent, of always using a reducing liquor of constant composition, i.e. having a certain percentage of copper and degree of alkalinity.
John Geddes M'Intosh, 1903
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Urban Drainage, Third Edition
When the flow's hydrostatic head and momentum overcome the friction between solid and pipe wall, the solid begins to move along the pipe invert. The amount of movement that occurs depends on how 'efficient' the solid is as a dam: the ...
David Butler, John Davies, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INVERT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term invert is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fast Food Friday: Reviewing the Hardee's Most American …
... upright position for the purposes of getting the desired order of textures, but you will probably have to invert to finish without making a mess. «Alligator Army, Jul 15»
2
iBall Slide i701 Review: Don't Judge Books by Their Covers | NDTV …
Colours shift and invert when you tilt the device even a few degrees. In fact, you can't even focus on the entire screen at once because no ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
3
5 Steps to Grilling the Perfect Porterhouse or T-Bone Steak | Steven …
Now invert the steak, place it back over the hottest part of the fire and sear the other side the same way. Once it's browned, move the steak over ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Scott Pape: These are the real secrets to happiness | Business …
Barefoot: Sure, but let's also invert that: families who go from earning $250,000 to $30,000 — in other words, the major breadwinner losing their ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
5
ARMC hosting a ladies' night out to promote health and well-being …
Invert the skillet over the plate and quickly flip over so that the frittata goes back into the skillet, uncooked side down. Remove the plate, return ... «KTXS, Jul 15»
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Summer icebox desserts to chill out with - Press of Atlantic City: Living
Peel the plastic wrap from the cake, place the serving platter over the cake, and invert the cake onto the platter. Carefully remove the pan and ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
7
Fantasy Sports Breaking News - Rotoworld.com
Not even the late-race invert of the leaders could derail Woody Pitkat's plans to return to Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. «Rotoworld.com, Jul 15»
8
Senate Finance Committee Working Group reports take baby steps …
... rules for disallowed interest expense; as well as whether additional limits should be placed on domestic companies that choose to invert. «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
Recipe: Red Velvet Icebox Cake - The Journal Times
Peel the plastic wrap from the cake, place the serving platter over the cake, and invert the cake onto the platter. Carefully remove the pan and ... «Journal Times, Jul 15»
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Try pork tacos with pico de gallo - The Grand Island Independent …
Here's a great crunchy taco hack: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Invert a muffin pan, so the cups are facing up. Brush corn tortillas lightly ... «Grand Island Independent, Jul 15»

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