omkeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• invert verb To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
• slew noun (informal) A large number or amount of something.

Senses

omkeren is used for these senses in English:

• invert (transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.
• slew (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
• upend To tip or turn over.

invert — full definition

1. verb To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
2. verb To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
3. verb To undergo inversion, as sugar.
4. verb To divert; to convert to a wrong use.

slew — full definition

1. noun (informal) A large number or amount of something.
2. verb To turn or swing something sharply around, often on an axis.

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