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

/ 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

evert

²

/ ɪˈvɜːt /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• eversion noun
• eversible adjective
• uneverted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Evert¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Evert¹

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

Example Sentences

“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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Related Words

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• disprove 
• expose 
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• repudiate 
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