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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUpend
/ʌˈpɛnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To turn something upside down or to overturn.
"The strong winds upended the picnic table, scattering food everywhere." - 2
To cause a significant change or disruption.
"The new policy could upend the traditional way of doing business."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'upend' is derived from the prefix 'up-' meaning 'to a higher position' and 'end', which comes from Old English 'endian', meaning 'to turn'. It has evolved in usage since the late 19th century to signify overturning or reversing something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Upend" is said worldwide
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renverser
Transliteration: ʁɑ̃vɛʁse
"Le vent a renversé la table de pique-nique."
umkippen
Transliteration: ʊmˈkɪpən
"Der Wind hat den Tisch umgekippt."
rovesciare
Transliteration: roˈveʃːare
"Il vento ha rovesciato il tavolo da picnic."
volcar
Transliteration: bolˈkaɾ
"El viento volcó la mesa de picnic."
virar
Transliteration: viˈɾaʁ
"O vento virou a mesa de piquenique."
उलटना
Transliteration: ulṭanā
"हवा ने मेज को उलट दिया।"
翻转
Transliteration: fānzhuǎn
"风把野餐桌翻转了。"
뒤집다
Transliteration: dwijipda
"바람이 피크닉 테이블을 뒤집었다."
ひっくり返す
Transliteration: hikurikaisu
"風がピクニックテーブルをひっくり返した。"
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