invert
verb (used with object)
to turn upside down.
had inverted
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past perfectof invert.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And Italy, where a pit-stop problem dropped Norris behind Piastri after the team had inverted the natural pit-stop order for questionable reasons, and McLaren ordered Piastri to give Norris the place back.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
That part of the curve had inverted in late March for the first time since 2019.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2022
The curve had inverted two months ago for the first time since 2019 before normalising.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2022
When we got halfway through, my mother popped into the frame and said that Skype had inverted the screen.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2022
But Langius did not consider that those who had inverted keels of vessels for cottages, could not have strayed far from the ocean, but must have settled in parts bordering upon it_.
From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by John Selby Watson
