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somersault
som·er·sault also sum·mer·sault (sŭm′ər-sôlt′)n.1. An acrobatic stunt in which the body rolls forward or backward in a complete revolution with the knees bent and the feet coming over the head. Also called somerset; also called regionally tumbleset.2. A complete reversal, as of sympathies or opinions.intr.v. som·er·sault·ed, som·er·sault·ing, som·er·saults also sum·mer·sault·ed or sum·mer·sault·ing or sum·mer·saults To execute a somersault.
[Obsolete French sombresault, variant of sobresault, from Old Provençal sobresaut : sobre-, above (from Latin suprā; see uper in Indo-European roots) + saut, leap (from Latin saltus, from past participle of salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots).]somersault (ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt) or summersaultn1. (Gymnastics) a. a forward roll in which the head is placed on the ground and the trunk and legs are turned over itb. a similar roll in a backward direction2. (Gymnastics) an acrobatic feat in which either of these rolls are performed in midair, as in diving or gymnastics3. a complete reversal of opinion, policy, etcvb (Gymnastics) (intr) to perform a somersault[C16: from Old French soubresault, probably from Old Provençal sobresaut, from sobre over (from Latin super) + saut a jump, leap (from Latin saltus)]som•er•sault (ˈsʌm ərˌsɔlt)
n. 1. an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution. 2. such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc. v.i. 3. to perform a somersault. Sometimes, som′er•set` (-ˌsɛt) [1520–30; < Middle French sombresaut, alter. of sobresault. literally, overleap] somersault
Past participle: somersaulted
Gerund: somersaulting
| Imperative |
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| somersault | | somersault |
| Present |
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| I somersault | | you somersault | | he/she/it somersaults | | we somersault | | you somersault | | they somersault |
| Preterite |
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| I somersaulted | | you somersaulted | | he/she/it somersaulted | | we somersaulted | | you somersaulted | | they somersaulted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am somersaulting | | you are somersaulting | | he/she/it is somersaulting | | we are somersaulting | | you are somersaulting | | they are somersaulting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have somersaulted | | you have somersaulted | | he/she/it has somersaulted | | we have somersaulted | | you have somersaulted | | they have somersaulted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was somersaulting | | you were somersaulting | | he/she/it was somersaulting | | we were somersaulting | | you were somersaulting | | they were somersaulting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had somersaulted | | you had somersaulted | | he/she/it had somersaulted | | we had somersaulted | | you had somersaulted | | they had somersaulted |
| Future |
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| I will somersault | | you will somersault | | he/she/it will somersault | | we will somersault | | you will somersault | | they will somersault |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have somersaulted | | you will have somersaulted | | he/she/it will have somersaulted | | we will have somersaulted | | you will have somersaulted | | they will have somersaulted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be somersaulting | | you will be somersaulting | | he/she/it will be somersaulting | | we will be somersaulting | | you will be somersaulting | | they will be somersaulting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been somersaulting | | you have been somersaulting | | he/she/it has been somersaulting | | we have been somersaulting | | you have been somersaulting | | they have been somersaulting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been somersaulting | | you will have been somersaulting | | he/she/it will have been somersaulting | | we will have been somersaulting | | you will have been somersaulting | | they will have been somersaulting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been somersaulting | | you had been somersaulting | | he/she/it had been somersaulting | | we had been somersaulting | | you had been somersaulting | | they had been somersaulting |
| Conditional |
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| I would somersault | | you would somersault | | he/she/it would somersault | | we would somersault | | you would somersault | | they would somersault |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have somersaulted | | you would have somersaulted | | he/she/it would have somersaulted | | we would have somersaulted | | you would have somersaulted | | they would have somersaulted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  somersault - an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and returnflip, somersaulting, summersault, summerset, somersettumble - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over endflip-flop - a backward somersault | | Verb | 1. | somersault - do a somersaultroll over - make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over" |
Translationssomersault (ˈsaməsoːlt) noun a leap or roll in which a person turns with his feet going over his head. 筋鬥 筋斗 verb to make such a leap or roll. 翻筋斗 翻筋斗somersault
somersault, summersault1. a. a forward roll in which the head is placed on the ground and the trunk and legs are turned over it b. a similar roll in a backward direction 2. an acrobatic feat in which either of these rolls are performed in midair, as in diving or gymnastics Somersault a circus stunt and one of the most common elements of floor acrobatics and gymnastics. A somersault is a jump in which the heels are turned over the head as the body rotates in the air; it is executed without support. There are forward, backward, and side somersaults. Somersaults may also be classified as single or double. somersault
Synonyms for somersaultnoun an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and returnSynonyms- flip
- somersaulting
- summersault
- summerset
- somerset
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