Meanings
verbunderturn (third-person singular simple present underturns, present participle underturning, simple past and past participle underturned)
present singular third person underturns · participle present underturning · participle past underturned · past underturned
Origin
- Middle Englishunderturnen
- Englishunderturn
From Middle English underturnen, equivalent to under- + turn.
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APA
underturn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underturn
MLA
“underturn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underturn. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underturn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underturn.
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