reverse

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UK /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ US /ɹɪˈvɝs/

adj 5noun 5verb 5adv 1

Collocations

(noun.) opposite

ADJ

exact

VERB + REVERSE

When I asked him to stay quiet, he did the complete reverse and started shouting.

PREP

on the ~

(noun.) gear

VERB + REVERSE

put sth in/into, throw sth into

She threw the washing machine into reverse when she realized she'd added too much soap.

REVERSE + NOUN

gear

(noun.) problem

ADJ

major, serious

VERB + REVERSE

experience, have, meet with, suffer

The company experienced a major reverse when their new product failed to sell.

(verb.) move backwards

ADV

carefully

He carefully reversed the car into the narrow parking space between the two trucks.

slowly | in, out

PREP

into

The truck backed up and reversed into the narrow parking space between two cars.

out of

The car backed out of the narrow parking space very carefully.

(verb.) change sth to the opposite

ADV

dramatically, radically

completely, exactly, totally

She made a mistake, but fortunately she was able to completely reverse her decision before it was too late.

almost | partially, partly

simply

If you make a mistake, you can simply reverse your decision and try again.

quickly, rapidly | suddenly

VERB + REVERSE

seek to, try to | fail to

Definitions

adj

Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.

We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter.

The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene.

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.

He selected reverse gear.

To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

Reversed.

a reverse shell

adv

In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.

The man was killed to feed his image fat / Within this pictured world that ran reverse, / Where miracles alone were ever plain.

noun

The opposite of something.

Division is the reverse of multiplication.

The Sun doesn't orbit the Earth—quite the reverse, in fact.

The act of going backwards; a reversal.

By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.

A piece of misfortune; a setback.

And the cold truth such sad reverse did seem As to awake in grief from some delightful dream.

Simon Forman was notorious in his day, and was a many of many reverses.

The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — turning in the opposite direction

noun — the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal

verso

noun — an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes

noun — a relation of direct opposition

verb — change to the contrary

turn

verb — turn inside out or upside down

invert

verb — reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

invert

verb — rule against

verb — cancel officially

adjective — reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

inverse

adjective — directed or moving toward the rear

rearward

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

reverse Midas touch

The tendency to ruin or destroy any object or task at hand.

reverse course

To stop and proceed in the opposite direction.

Example Bank

We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter.

Wiktionary

The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene.

Wiktionary

He selected reverse gear.

Wiktionary

The man was killed to feed his image fat / Within this pictured world that ran reverse, / Where miracles alone were ever plain.

Wiktionary

Division is the reverse of multiplication.

Wiktionary

The Sun doesn't orbit the Earth—quite the reverse, in fact.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, reverse is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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