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invert

/ɪnˈvɜːt/verb

उच्चारण इन्वर्ट

उलटना, औंधा करना, क्रम उलट देना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] formal

    to turn something upside down or change the order of two things

    उलटना, औंधा करना, क्रम उलट देना

    • Invert the cake onto a plate when it has cooled.
    • In questions, we invert the subject and the auxiliary verb.

    Synonyms upend overturn reverse transpose

◇Word family
inversion nouninverted adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

upend overturn reverse transpose

§Grammar and usage

Inversion, that is putting the auxiliary verb before the subject, follows negative words at the start of a sentence, as in 'Never have I seen such rain'.

वाक्य की शुरुआत में negative शब्द आने पर inversion होता है, यानी auxiliary verb subject से पहले आता है, जैसे 'Never have I seen such rain'।

Usage: inverted commas is the British term for quotation marks.

Usage में quotation marks के लिए British शब्द inverted commas है।