evert

[ ih-vurt ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to turn outward or inside out.

Origin of evert

1
1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1795–1805 for current sense; late Middle English <Latin ēvertere to overturn, equivalent to ē-e-1 + vertere to turn

Other words from evert

  • un·e·vert·ed, adjective

Other definitions for Evert (2 of 2)

Evert
[ ev-ert ]

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

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British Dictionary definitions for evert (1 of 2)

evert

/ (ɪˈvɜːt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to turn (an eyelid, the intestines, or some other bodily part) outwards or inside out

Origin of evert

1
C16: from Latin ēvertere to overthrow, from vertere to turn

Derived forms of evert

  • eversible, adjective
  • eversion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Evert (2 of 2)

Evert

/ (ˈɛvət) /


noun
  1. 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

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