Upturned — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

(used of noses) turned up at the end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌptɜːnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌptɜːnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌptɜːnd/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈʌptɜːnd/.

Examples

an overturned car
the upset pitcher of milk
sat on an upturned bucket

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

upset overturned tip-tilted retrousse

Parts of Speech

adjective	having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom “an overturned car”
adjective	(used of noses) turned up at the end “a retrousse nose”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umgedreht

so gedreht, dass der Boden nicht mehr der Boden ist

🇫🇷French

renversé

ayant été tourné pour que le fond ne soit plus le fond

🇪🇸Spanish

volteado

haber sido girado para que el fondo ya no sea el fondo

🇮🇹Italian

capovolto

essendo stato girato in modo che il fondo non sia più il fondo

🇳🇱Dutch

omgedraaid

zodanig gedraaid dat de bodem niet langer de bodem is

🇵🇹Portuguese

revirado

tendo sido virado de modo que o fundo não seja mais o fundo

🇷🇺Russian

перевернутый

повернут так, что дно уже не дно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उलटा

इस प्रकार मोड़ दिया गया है कि तली अब तली नहीं रही

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைகீழாக

கீழே கீழே இல்லை என்று திரும்பியது

🇮🇳Telugu

తలకిందులు

దిగువన ఇకపై దిగువన ఉండేలా తిప్పబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

उलटले

वळवले गेले जेणेकरून तळ यापुढे तळाशी राहणार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊથલો માર્યો

ચાલુ કરવામાં આવ્યું છે કે જેથી નીચે હવે તળિયે નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಲೆಕೆಳಗಾದ

ಕೆಳಭಾಗವು ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಕೆಳಭಾಗವಾಗದಂತೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മറിഞ്ഞു

കീഴ്ഭാഗം അടിത്തട്ടല്ലാത്തവിധം തിരിഞ്ഞു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਟਾ

ਮੋੜ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਹੁਣ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਰਹੇਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اونچا

اس طرح موڑ دیا گیا ہے کہ نیچے اب نیچے نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

上翘的

已被翻转，使底部不再是底部

🇯🇵Japanese

ひっくり返った

底が底ではなくなるように回転した

🇰🇷Korean

뒤집어진

바닥이 더 이상 바닥이 아니도록 회전된 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lộn ngược

đã bị lật đến mức đáy không còn là đáy nữa

🇹🇭Thai

หงาย

ถูกหมุนจนก้นไม่อยู่ล่างอีกต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

menengadah

telah dibalik sehingga bagian bawahnya tidak lagi menjadi bagian bawah

🇵🇭Filipino

nakatalikod

na pinaikot upang ang ibaba ay hindi na ang ibaba

🇲🇾Malay

terbalik

telah dipusingkan supaya bahagian bawah tidak lagi menjadi bahagian bawah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقلوب

بعد أن تم قلبه بحيث لم يعد القاع هو القاع

🇮🇷Persian

واژگون شده است

به طوری که ته آن دیگر پایین نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

ters çevrilmiş

alt kısım artık alt kısım olmayacak şekilde çevrilmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

התהפך

לאחר שהוסב כך שהתחתית אינה עוד התחתית

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The primary meaning of 'upturned' is 'having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom'.

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Using 'upturned' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'upturned' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'upturned' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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