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How to pronounce invert in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms reverse
Type of reorder


when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb.
Type Words
Synonyms reverse, turn back
Type of change, modify, alter
Derivation inversion, inverter
Type Words
Type of modify, alter, change


here the theme is inverted.

Examples of invert

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Remove cake from the oven and immediately invert the pan onto a serving platter.
From the sacbee.com
Invert 1 square over each bowl and drape, pressing sides lightly to help adhere.
From the kansas.com
You may wish to invert a mesh sieve over the pan and pour the liquid through it.
From the guardian.co.uk
I deal with these terms all day long and sometimes I invert the Roman numerals.
From the sacbee.com
Sprinkle confectioners'sugar over hot cake then invert cake onto a kitchen towel.
From the post-gazette.com
There are many other forms of sugar such as dextrose, maltose and invert sugar.
From the denverpost.com
Remove from oven and immediately invert the coffee cake onto a serving platter.
From the dailyherald.com
Remove the cakes from the oven, and immediately invert each onto a serving plate.
From the post-gazette.com
Remove from freezer and invert toffee on a work surface covered with wax paper.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • Make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"
  • Reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
  • Turn back: turn inside out or upside down
  • (inverted) being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"
  • (inverted) anatropous: (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
  • (inversion) the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
  • (Inversion (computer science)) Inversion in a sequence refers to a pair of numbers that are "out of order" with respect to an ascending or descending order.
  • (Inversion (evolutionary biology)) In evolutionary developmental biology, inversion refers to the hypothesis that during the course of animal evolution, the structures along the dorsoventral (DV) axis have taken on an orientation opposite that of the ancestral form. ...
  • (Inversion (geology)) In structural geology inversion or basin inversion relates to the relative uplift of a sedimentary basin or similar structure as a result of crustal shortening. ...