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Meanings of overturn in English

Catalan
sotsobre
Spanish
cambio

The act of upsetting something.

        sotsobre
        Portuguese
        rescindir
        Catalan
        anul·lar
        Spanish
        rescindir

        Cancel officially.

            rescindir
            Portuguese
            virar
            Catalan
            tombar
            Spanish
            revolver

            Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.

                  virar
                  Spanish
                  anular

                  Rule against.

                        anular
                        Usage of overturn in English
                        1
                        Such a course of action would overturn the natural order of society.
                        Paths of glory
                        2
                        In Syria great truths overturn history; they are products of the impossible.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        Primerica recently filed a court case to try to overturn the ruling.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        He said it would be an outstanding result to overturn Mr Goff.
                        Radio NZ
                        5
                        Prepared to overturn the people's decision without going back to the people.
                        The Guardian
                        6
                        But it was originally engineered to reinforce state power, not overturn it.
                        Wired
                        7
                        But he said he had faith the courts would overturn her sentence.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        Except the MP Chuka Umunna now campaigns to overturn the referendum result.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        There's a lot of time for the military to overturn that deal.
                        Wired
                        11
                        The revolver was discharged in the overturn, but the bullet went wild.
                        Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers; Or, Hitting the Enemy a Hard ...
                        12
                        The Jordanians know it is almost impossible to overturn their first-leg deficit.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        The High Court ruled against a bid to overturn English GCSE results.
                        BBC
                        14
                        They set to work in the Home Office to overturn the Emperor.
                        The Country Doctor
                        15
                        Unions are threatening strikes if the government does not overturn its policy.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        After police clashed with protesters, Garcia asked Congress to overturn the laws.
                        Reuters
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                        Translations for overturn
                        Overturn through the time
                        Overturn across language varieties
                        New Zealand
                        Common
                        South Africa
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
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