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Invert: Definition, Usage & Common Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：turn upside down (invert)

invert 🔊

/ɪnˈvɜːrt/

to turn something so that the part that is usually on top is now at the bottom.

Invert definition illustrated by a hand holding an upside down glass on a table.

turn upside down 🔊

➕

/tɜːrn ˈʌp.saɪd daʊn/

To flip something so that its top becomes the bottom, as in positioning an object or one's body in an opposite orientation.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'invertere', from 'in-' (into) + 'vertere' (to turn), meaning to turn upside down.

💡 Mnemonic

Think IN-VERT: INside VERTically turned, like flipping something over.

📖 Example

In some yoga poses, you learn to invert your body and balance on your hands. 🔊 In some yoga poses, you learn to invert your body and balance on your hands.

🔗 Collocations

invert the glass – to turn the glass upside down

invert the position – to flip the position to the opposite orientation

invert oneself – to turn one's body upside down, as in gymnastics

🔄 Synonyms

reverse (v.) – to change to the opposite direction or order

flip (v.) – to turn over quickly

overturn (v.) – to turn something so that the bottom is on top

🚫 Antonyms

upright (adj.) – in a vertical position; not inverted

erect (v.) – to set upright; to raise to a vertical position

🌱 Derivatives

inversion (n.) – the act of inverting or the state of being inverted

inverted (adj.) – turned upside down or inside out

📖 Cultural Story

Invert originates from the Latin verb 'invertere', meaning to turn upside down or reverse. It entered English via Old French in the late 16th century. Today, it is frequently used in mathematics (e.g., inverting matrices) and computer science (e.g., inverting data structures).

Meaning 2：reverse order (invert)

invert 🔊

/ɪnˈvɜːrt/

to change the normal order or sequence of things to the opposite.

Invert meaning shown by reversing a sequence of numbers in a notebook.

reverse order 🔊

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/rɪˈvɜːrs ˈɔːrdər/

To change the sequence of items to the opposite order, such as reversing a list or array in programming or data processing.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The programmer wrote a simple code to invert the sequence of characters in a string. 🔊 The programmer wrote a simple code to invert the sequence of characters in a string.

🔗 Collocations

invert the sequence – to reverse the order of elements in a sequence

invert the array – to change the order of elements in an array to the opposite

invert the list – to flip the order of items in a list

🔄 Synonyms

reverse (v.) – to change the direction or order to the opposite

transpose (v.) – to change the order or position of elements, especially in mathematics

rearrange (v.) – to change the order or arrangement of things

🚫 Antonyms

maintain (v.) – to keep in the same state or order

preserve (v.) – to keep unchanged or in original sequence

🌱 Derivatives

inversion (n.) – the act of inverting or the state of being inverted

inverted (adj.) – turned upside down or inside out