somersault
verb/ˈsʌməsɔːlt/
/ˈsʌmərsɔːlt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they somersault | /ˈsʌməsɔːlt/ /ˈsʌmərsɔːlt/ |
| he / she / it somersaults | /ˈsʌməsɔːlts/ /ˈsʌmərsɔːlts/ |
| past simple somersaulted | /ˈsʌməsɔːltɪd/ /ˈsʌmərsɔːltɪd/ |
| past participle somersaulted | /ˈsʌməsɔːltɪd/ /ˈsʌmərsɔːltɪd/ |
| -ing form somersaulting | /ˈsʌməsɔːltɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmərsɔːltɪŋ/ |
- (+ adv./prep.) to turn over completely in the air
- The car hit the kerb and somersaulted into the air.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a noun): from Old French sombresault, from Provençal sobresaut, from sobre ‘above’ + saut ‘leap’.
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