verb

umdrehen

turn · turn around · turn over

Etwas so bewegen, dass es die andere Seite oder Richtung zeigt.

The German word "umdrehen" means "to turn around" or "to flip over." It is a compound word formed by combining "um" (meaning "around") and "drehen" (meaning "to turn"). Similar words with the same meaning include "wenden" and "umkehren." Related words with the same origin include "Drehung" (rotation) and "drehen" (to turn).

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Examples

Ich drehe mich um.verb

I turn around.

Ich drehe das Buch um.verb

I am turning the book around.

Du darfst das Bild umdrehen, um es anzusehen.verb

You may turn the picture over to look at it.

Sie dreht sich um, um die Uhr zu sehen.verb

She turns around to see the clock.

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