overturn
verb/ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/
/ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overturn | /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrn/ |
| he / she / it overturns | /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnz/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrnz/ |
| past simple overturned | /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnd/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrnd/ |
| past participle overturned | /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnd/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrnd/ |
| -ing form overturning | /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] if something overturns, or if somebody overturns it, it turns into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or on its side
- The car skidded and overturned.
- overturn something He stood up quickly, overturning his chair.
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- [transitive] overturn something to officially decide that a legal decision, etc. is not correct, and to make it no longer legally recognized
- to overturn a decision/conviction/verdict
- His sentence was overturned by the appeal court.
- He hopes that councillors will overturn the decision.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- seek to
- try to
- fail to
- …
- be easily overturned
- to show that a belief or an idea is not correct
- She completely overturned my preconceptions about film stars.
- This argument seems convincing, but is easily overturned.
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