umkehren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ummekēren, umbekēren, from Old High German umbikēren, equivalent to um- (“round”) +‎ kehren (“turn”). Cognate with Middle Low German ümmekēren, Dutch omkeren, Old English ymbċierran (“to turn about, revolve”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʊmˌkeːʁən]
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  • Hyphenation: um‧keh‧ren

Verb

umkehren (weak, third-person singular present kehrt um, past tense kehrte um, past participle umgekehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to turn around
    Ich glaube, es wäre besser, umzukehren.
    I think it would be better to turn around.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “umkehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “umkehren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “umkehren” in Duden online
  • “umkehren” in OpenThesaurus.de
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