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Meaning of reverse in English
Pronunciation
/rəˈvərs/
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Verb
reverse
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French revers, reverse (nouns), reverser (verb), from Latin reversus‘turned back’, past participle of revertere, from re-‘back’ + vertere‘to turn’
Definitions
1.
change to the contrary
Examples
« The trend was reversed »
« the tides turned against him »
« public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern »
2.
turn inside out or upside down
3.
rule against
Examples
« The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill »
4.
annul by recalling or rescinding
Examples
« He revoked the ban on smoking »
« lift an embargo »
« vacate a death sentence »
Classifying Adjective
reverse
Definitions
1.
directed or moving toward the rear
Examples
« a rearward glance »
« a rearward movement »
Synonyms
backward
2.
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Synonyms
backward
Noun
reverse
Definitions
1.
a relation of direct opposition
Examples
« we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true »
2.
the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
3.
an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes
Examples
« something that is thwarting or frustrating »
4.
the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
Antonyms
obverse
5.
(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
6.
turning in the opposite direction
Qualitative Adjective
reverse
Definitions
1.
of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
Examples
« in reverse gear »
Antonyms
forward