retourner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- evert verb To turn something inside out or fold it outward.
- flip verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
- overturn verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.
- return verb To come or go back to a place, or to give something back to its owner.
- revert verb To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.
- revolve verb To move in a circular path around a central point.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.
Senses
retourner is used for these senses in English:
- evert (transitive, obsolete, also, figuratively) To turn upside down; to overturn.
- flip (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- get back (intransitive) Return to where one came from.
- overturn (ambitransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
- return (transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.
- revert (transitive, now, rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.
- revolve (intransitive) To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body). [from 17th c.]
- revolve (transitive, now, rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.]
evert — full definition
- verb To turn something inside out or fold it outward.
- verb To turn something upside down or overturn it.
flip — full definition
- verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
- verb To buy something (often property) and quickly resell it for profit.
- verb To suddenly become very angry or lose control (informal).
- noun A maneuver that rotates something, or someone, end over end.