overturn
gb/ˈoʊvɚtˌɚn/ us/ˈoʊvɚtˌɚn/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 8000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
B2
action
1
officially reverse a decision
To say that an earlier decision, ruling, or judgment is no longer valid and must be changed.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to overturn [a decision / ruling / law / conviction]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse "overturn" with "turn over". "Overturn" in this sense is used for abstract things like decisions, rulings, and laws, not for physical objects. Say "overturn a decision" but "turn over a page" or "turn over the meat".
Συνώνυμα
reverse (Very close in meaning, common in legal and official contexts like court decisions.)
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overrule (Focuses on a higher authority rejecting and replacing a lower decision.)
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invalidate (Stresses making something no longer legally or officially acceptable.)
Αντώνυμα
uphold (Used when a higher body decides to keep an earlier decision in force.)
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affirm (Formal; means to confirm that a decision, ruling, or judgment is correct.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
overturn a decision
|overturn a ruling
|overturn a conviction
|overturn a verdict
|overturn a ban
|overturn an election result
Θέματα
law
|politics
|business
Παραδείγματα
- The Supreme Court overturned the lower court's ruling.
- The company is appealing in hopes that the decision will be overturned.
- The ban on indoor dining was overturned after a successful legal challenge.
- Election officials refused to overturn the results despite political pressure.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The judge overturned the old decision.
- The court overturned his conviction after ten years.
- They want the government to overturn the new law.
- The higher court overturned the first ruling.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
knock something over
To make something fall onto its side or top, usually by hitting or pushing it.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to overturn [a car / table / boat / container]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use "overturn" for small everyday objects where "knock over" or "tip over" sounds more natural (e.g. "overturn a cup"). While not wrong, native speakers more often say "knock over a cup" and reserve "overturn" for larger or more serious things like cars, boats, or tables.
Συνώνυμα
tip over (Very close in meaning; slightly more informal and common in everyday speech.)
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knock over (Emphasizes an accidental or careless push that makes something fall.)
Αντώνυμα
set upright (Means to put something back into a standing or vertical position.)
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stabilize (Focuses on making something steady so it does not fall or overturn.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
overturn a car
|overturn a truck
|overturn a boat
|overturn a table
|overturn a chair
|overturn a container
Θέματα
daily life
|transport
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Strong winds overturned several parked cars near the harbor.
- He accidentally overturned the table and spilled all the drinks.
- Protesters overturned a police vehicle during the clashes.
- The wave hit the canoe and overturned it in seconds.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The wind overturned the small boat.
- She overturned the glass and water went everywhere.
- The truck overturned when it hit the wall.
- Be careful not to overturn the chair.
Ρήμα
B2
event
3
vehicle or boat turns over
For a car, truck, boat, or similar thing to roll onto its side or top, usually by accident.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a vehicle / boat] overturns
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes say "the car was overturned" when no outside force is mentioned. In accident reports, English often says "the car overturned" (intransitive) when the accident itself caused the rollover, and "the car was overturned by protesters" (passive, transitive) when someone caused it.
Συνώνυμα
roll over (Common in traffic reports; often used for vehicles turning onto their side or roof.)
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capsize (Used mainly for boats and ships turning over in water.)
Αντώνυμα
remain upright (Means that the vehicle or boat stays in its normal standing position and does not overturn.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
the car overturned
|the boat overturned
|the truck overturned
|overturn in rough seas
|overturn in high winds
|overturn on the highway
Θέματα
transport
|weather
|transportation
|travel
Παραδείγματα
- The bus overturned on the icy road, injuring several passengers.
- Their kayak overturned in the rapids, but everyone was wearing life jackets.
- The lorry overturned on the bridge, blocking traffic for hours.
- Several trailers overturned in the storm due to powerful crosswinds.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The car overturned after it hit a tree.
- The small boat overturned in the big wave.
- The truck overturned on the wet road.
- Our canoe overturned, but we swam to the shore.
Ρήμα
formal
C1
action
4
destroy a system or government
To cause a government, system, or set of rules to end or lose power, often in a dramatic way.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to overturn [a government / system / order / tradition]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often use "overthrow" in all cases and are unsure when to use "overturn". "Overthrow" is more specific to removing a government, while "overturn" can refer more broadly to destroying or replacing a system, order, or set of traditions, not only a government.
Συνώνυμα
overthrow (Very close in political contexts; often more clearly connected to replacing a government.)
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topple (Suggests making a government or leader fall from power, sometimes with less focus on complete destruction of the system.)
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dismantle (Focuses on taking a system apart step by step rather than sudden force.)
Αντώνυμα
preserve (Means to keep a system, order, or tradition in place and protect it from change.)
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maintain (Stresses keeping an existing structure or system operating as it is.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
overturn the government
|overturn the regime
|overturn the system
|overturn the social order
|overturn the status quo
|overturn centuries of tradition
Θέματα
politics
|society
|law
Παραδείγματα
- Revolutionaries vowed to overturn the corrupt regime.
- The movement seeks to overturn the existing economic order.
- It took decades of activism to overturn the old system of racial segregation.
- They hoped the protests would overturn the deeply unfair social hierarchy.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The people wanted to overturn the government.
- Many young people want to overturn the old system.
- The new law may help overturn years of unfair rules.
- They worked hard to overturn the unfair social order.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
C1
event
5
accident where vehicle turns over
An accident when a car, truck, boat, or similar thing rolls onto its side or top.
Συνώνυμα
rollover (Common in traffic and safety reports; usually used for vehicles, slightly more frequent than "overturn" as a noun.)
Αντώνυμα
non-rollover crash (Technical safety term contrasting accidents where the vehicle does not turn over.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
fatal overturn
|single-vehicle overturn
|tractor overturn
|overturn accident
|bus overturn
|risk of overturn
Θέματα
transport
|safety
|transportation
|travel
Παραδείγματα
- The report analyzed factors that contribute to tractor overturns on farms.
- Seat belts greatly reduce the risk of death in a bus overturn.
- The highway was closed for two hours due to a single-vehicle overturn.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The farm worker died in a tractor overturn.
- The study looks at how to stop truck overturns.
- Wearing a seat belt can save your life in an overturn.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
overturn
IPA
GB/ˈoʊvɚtˌɚn/
US/ˈoʊvɚtˌɚn/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
over - turn (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: overturn
- 3rd Person Singular: overturns
- Present Participle: overturning
- Past: overturned
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