umkehren.
to turn around
Meaning & usage
to turn around
Ich glaube, es wäre besser, umzukehren.
to turn something around, to invert, to reverse
Und so kehrt man den Stromkreislauf um.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German ummekēren, umbekēren, from Old High German umbikēren, from Proto-West Germanic *umbikaʀʀjan. Equivalent to um- (“round”) + kehren (“turn”). Cognate with Middle Low German ümmekēren, Dutch omkeren, Old English ymbċierran (“to turn about, revolve”).
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