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evert

1

[ ih-vurt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to turn outward or inside out.


Evert

2

[ ev-ert ]

noun

  1. Chris(tine Marie), born 1954, U.S. tennis player.

evert

1

/ ɪˈɜː /

verb

  1. tr to turn (an eyelid, the intestines, or some other bodily part) outwards or inside out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Evert

2

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. EvertChris(tine)1954FUSSPORT AND GAMES: tennis player Chris ( tine ). born 1954, US tennis player: winner of eighteen Grand Slam singles titles (1974–86), including the French Open a record seven times, the US Open a record six times, and Wimbledon three times
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDz, noun
  • ˈ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲe·Ļ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of evert1

1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1795–1805 for current sense; late Middle English < Latin ŧٱ to overturn, equivalent to ŧ- e- 1 + vertere to turn
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of evert1

C16: from Latin ŧٱ to overthrow, from vertere to turn
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“We talked about everting but football,” Lucas said.

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“At Port Bou, the Spanish border, not one house is left standing; everting got destroyed because the town is an important train transit point that brought supplies to the “Reds”, the enemy .

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It was as though cyberspace were turning inside out, or “everting”—consuming the world that had once surrounded it.

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Eventually, the sea star is able to evert its entire stomach into the gap and eat its prey from within.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona will be available in evert county except Maricopa and will increase on average by 51 percent.

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