invert
/in'və:t/
Definition
- Verb:
- To turn something upside down or inside out; to reverse the position, order, or condition of something.
- In grammar, to reverse the normal order of words, especially the subject and verb, as in forming a question.
- In music, to change a melody or chord by reversing the order of its notes, often by moving the highest note to the bottom.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (General Reversal):
- You can invert the cake onto a plate to cool.
- The image was inverted, showing the tree's reflection in the water.
- Verb (Grammar):
- To form a question, you often invert the subject and auxiliary verb: "She is here" becomes "Is she here?"
- Verb (Music):
- The composer chose to invert the theme in the second movement.
Advanced Usage
- Inverted Commas: Another term for quotation marks, indicating speech or a special term.
- The title should be placed in inverted commas.
- Inverted Sentence: A sentence where the typical subject-verb order is reversed, often for emphasis or in certain grammatical structures.
- "Never have I seen such a beautiful sight" is an inverted sentence.
Variants and Related Words
- Inversion (noun): The act of inverting or the state of being inverted.
- The inversion of the image made it difficult to recognize.
- Inverted (adjective): Describing something that has been turned upside down or reversed.
- They lived in an inverted pyramid structure.
- Inverter (noun): A device that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC).
- The solar power system requires an inverter.
Synonyms
- Reverse: To change to the opposite position, direction, or order.
- Flip: To turn over quickly or casually.
- Overturn: To turn over or capsize.
Antonyms
- Maintain: To keep in an existing state.
- Uphold: To support or keep in a standard position.
Related Phrases
- Invert the order: To completely reverse the sequence of items.
- Please invert the order of these paragraphs in the document.
- Invert a fraction: In mathematics, to interchange the numerator and denominator.
- To divide by a fraction, you invert it and multiply.
Verb
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turn inside out or upside down
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reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
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when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb
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make an inversion (in a musical composition)
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here the theme is inverted
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