umkehren

German

Etymology

um- (round) + kehren (turn). Compare Dutch omkeren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʊmˌkeːʀən]
  • Hyphenation: um‧keh‧ren
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Verb

umkehren (third-person singular simple 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.

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