overturno‧ver‧turn /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn $ ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn/ ●●○ verb 
Verb Table Examples
Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair. His car overturned, trapping him inside.2overturn a decision/verdict etc to change a decision or result so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before: His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.3[transitive] to suddenly remove a government from power, especially by using violence SYN overthrow
Verb TableVERB TABLE
overturn
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | overturn |
| he, she, it | overturns | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overturned |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overturned |
| he, she, it | has overturned | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overturned |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overturn |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overturned |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am overturning |
| he, she, it | is overturning | |
| you, we, they | are overturning | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was overturning |
| you, we, they | were overturning | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overturning |
| he, she, it | has been overturning | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overturning |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overturning |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overturning |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- During the riots several cars were overturned and set on fire.
- Fans roamed the streets, overturning cars with foreign license plates.
- One of the boats had overturned.
- Protestors overturned cars and set fire to them.
- The execution ended a 14-year battle to have Bannister's death sentence overturned.
- The truck had overturned, but the driver was not injured.
- The whole crew was drowned when their boat overturned in a storm.
- The wind was so strong that it overturned dustbins and wrecked fences.
- Today's ruling overturns part of a lower court's decision on July 25.
- Wolf was found guilty of treason, but the conviction was overturned by Germany's highest court in 1995.
- A majority of those voting can overturn the actions of their own elected representatives.
- An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.
- Cruz's house arrest and dismissal were overturned by the Supreme Court on Dec. 29, but he remained suspended from office.
- Government rules prevent the use of that money to build council houses but Coun Munsey wants Mr Major to overturn those policies.
- In recent months, Milhoan has written lengthy rebuttals to senior Navy officials in hopes of overturning his dismissal.
- In short, for every argument there was a counter argument, or a later discovery overturned the accepted wisdom.
- Nurse jailed for hitting patient has conviction overturned.
- The House of Lords overturned the decision.
Longman Language Activatorto make something completely different► transform
Collocations to completely change something, especially so that it is much better: · Well, you've certainly transformed this place - it looks great!transform something into something: · In the last 20 years, Korea has been transformed into a major industrial nation.totally/completely transform: · When she smiled, her face was completely transformed.
► turn something/somebody into to make something become a completely different thing or make someone become a completely different kind of person: · We're planning to turn the spare bedroom into a study.· The war had turned Cassidy into a violent thug.· Edwards saved the Tivoli, an elegant 1920s art deco hotel, and turned it into a movie theatre.
► revolutionize also revolutionise British to completely and permanently change the way people do something or think about something, especially because of a new idea or invention: · Computers have revolutionized the way we work.· This important discovery has revolutionized our understanding of the universe.· The new technology is revolutionising the way music is played, composed and studied.
► reverse to change a process or decision so that it is the opposite of what it was before: · The longer the economic decline is allowed to go on the more difficult it will be to reverse it.· Cities are expanding and using up more and more of the desert. Our aim is to reverse this trend and to protect our open spaces.· The court of appeal reversed the original verdict and set the prisoner free.· Many of the former administration's policies were reversed by the new president.
► overturn to change a previous official decision or order so that it is the opposite of what it was before or so that it can no longer have its original effect: · The execution ended a 14-year battle to have Bannister's death sentence overturned.· Wolf was found guilty of treason, but the conviction was overturned by Germany's highest court in 1995.
to let something fall or make something fall► drop to stop holding something so that it falls, especially accidentally: · Watch you don't drop that box - it's very heavy.· Her hands shake constantly and she keeps dropping things.· You dropped your toy. Do you want it back?drop something on/onto something: · Margaret dropped the letters onto her desk.
► knock over to hit something so that it falls onto its side from an upright position, especially when you do this accidentally: knock something over: · Be careful or you'll knock the vase over.knock over something: · He bumped into the table and knocked over the candle.
► spill to accidentally let liquid, powder, or small pieces of something fall onto a surface and spread out over it: · Oops, I just spilled my water.spill something down/all over/onto something: · "How was the party?" "OK, but some idiot spilled wine all over my new dress."· Aaron spilled all the popcorn on the floor.
► tip over to make something fall over, usually accidentally, by making it lose balance: tip something over: · The cat managed to tip the Christmas tree over.tip over something: · He accidentally tipped over a candle, and the tablecloth caught fire.
► overturn to make something fall on its side or turn something over completely, especially by pushing it very hard: · The wind was so strong that it overturned dustbins and wrecked fences.· Protestors overturned cars and set fire to them.
► upset to accidentally knock or push something over, so that its contents fall out and spread over a wide area: · One of the kids upset a bottle of water on the table.
when a vehicle, ship etc turns over in an accident► turn over if a vehicle turns over , it turns upside down, especially as a result of an accident: · The car smashed into the post, turned over, and burst into flames.· The train was travelling so fast that when it came off the rails it turned over onto its roof.
► roll over if a vehicle or ship rolls over , it turns upside down because it is not correctly balanced: · The truck jack-knifed and then rolled over.· Ships have stabilizers to prevent them from rolling over in rough seas.
► capsize if a boat capsizes , or someone or something capsizes it, it turns over in the water: · The ship capsized in rough waters with the loss of 208 lives.· People were fighting for places in the lifeboat, and there was a real danger of it capsizing.· A huge wave struck the side of our boat, almost capsizing it.
► overturn if a vehicle or boat overturns , or someone or something overturns it, it turns over: · The truck had overturned, but the driver was not injured.· The whole crew was drowned when their boat overturned in a storm.· During the riots several cars were overturned and set on fire.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a boat capsizes/overturns
Phrases (=turns over in the water)· Will stood up suddenly and the boat capsized.
► a boat overturns (=turns over in the water)
► quash/overturn a conviction (=officially say that it was wrong)· The Court of Appeal quashed their convictions.
► a court quashes/overturns something (=says that an earlier decision was wrong)· A Brazilian court has quashed a 19-year jail sentence.
► overrule/overturn a decision (=officially change a decision by another person or group)· A director of the company had overruled that decision.
► overturn a majority (=win a majority that previously belonged to someone else)· She hoped to overturn a Tory majority of 2,221.
► overturn a verdict (=officially say that it was wrong)· He was convicted of spying, but the verdict was later overturned.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► appeal· The appeal court, overturning this conviction, found him guilty only on what was described as the lesser charge of genocide.· The Court of Appeal overturned his decision.· An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.· The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for wounding one of the teenagers, who later died.· The decision of the Court of Appeal overturning that of Vinelott J. could be seen as appeal or review.· A federal judge had dismissed the action, and the appeals court overturned that decision.
► ban· It has also launched a bid to overturn a ban on the use of vast factory whaling ships.· President Clinton has said he will veto any attempt to overturn the ban.· He is likely to overturn the Bush ban on abortion counselling and the military's outlawing of gays.· Mr Justice Gage overturned a previous ban on any picture or artist's impression being published of George.· The Fayre, at Hillersland near Coleford, took place after a last minute legal battle to overturn a music licence ban.
► conviction· The appeal court, overturning this conviction, found him guilty only on what was described as the lesser charge of genocide.· An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.· The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for wounding one of the teenagers, who later died.· Growing pressure for democratic change On Oct. 3 the Appeal Court overturned the conviction and sentencing of two prominent political prisoners.· Reza Eslaminia, 35, is taking his last shot at overturning his 1988 conviction.· A judge this week is to rule on a defense request to reduce or overturn her second-degree murder conviction.
► court· The appeal court, overturning this conviction, found him guilty only on what was described as the lesser charge of genocide.· Post of Boalt Hall said he believed a consensus existed that the court would not overturn Prop. 209.· The Court of Appeal overturned his decision.· An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.· The High Court has overturned decisions made by secretaries of state.· A federal judge had dismissed the action, and the appeals court overturned that decision.· The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for wounding one of the teenagers, who later died.· A Chicago-based federal appeals court overturned the decision.
► decision· Now, that decision has been overturned although the appeal judges spoke of strong mitigating factors in the case.· This can result in a decision being overturned.· Managers will meet advertising watchdogs today to try and get the decision overturned.· This decision was overturned by the House of Lords but the reasoning of their Lordships is not uniform.· Intel said the decision overturning the jury verdict in its favour will have little impact on the 80486 market.
► law· Her case ended up in the Supreme Court which overturned restrictive abortion laws in 46 states.
► majority· The hectic schedule ended in Cheltenham, where the Liberal democrats hope to overturn a Conservative majority of just under 5,000.· It would be nearly impossible for them to overturn such a majority in one election.· Bartlett's surprise victory overturned a large Tory majority.· Gold aims to overturn a 7,637 majority in one of Britain's most middle-class seats.· On the face of it Labour has a real chance of overturning the Tory majority of 2,661.· In the Midlands, the Tories lost Nuneaton, where Labour overturned a majority of more than 5,500.
► policy· Government rules prevent the use of that money to build council houses but Coun Munsey wants Mr Major to overturn those policies.
► verdict· The couple appealed to a higher court in Guangzhou, which overturned that verdict in May.· Intel said the decision overturning the jury verdict in its favour will have little impact on the 80486 market.
VERB► seek· He filed a complaint with the House of Representatives seeking to overturn the election result.
► try· The House of Lords, the second chamber, will try to overturn the measure.· Their victims stand as a constant reminder, both of their crimes, and of the reality they have tried to overturn.
► vote· The Labour councillors voted to overturn the officers' recommendation and give permission for the works to be demolished.· A majority of those voting can overturn the actions of their own elected representatives.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► overturn a decision/verdict etc
Word family- The High Court has overturned decisions made by secretaries of state.
WORD FAMILYnounturnupturnturningverbturnoverturnadjectiveupturned
1[intransitive, transitive] if you overturn something, or if it overturns, it turns upside down or falls over on its side: Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair. His car overturned, trapping him inside.2overturn a decision/verdict etc to change a decision or result so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before: His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.3[transitive] to suddenly remove a government from power, especially by using violence SYN overthrow