reverse
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See also reversé
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Old French revers, from Latin reversus (past participle of revertere)
[edit] Adjective
reverse (comparative more reverse, superlative most reverse)
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- Having the order of its constituents moved backwards in time or space.
- We ate the meal in reverse order with the dessert first and ending with the starter.
- The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene.
- Causing movement in the opposite direction.
- He selected reverse gear.
- (rail transport, of points) to be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
[edit] Antonyms
- (rail transport): normal
[edit] Translations
having the order of its constituents moved backwards
causing movement in the opposite direction
of points: to be in the non-default position
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[edit] Noun
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reverse (plural reverses)
- The opposite of front.
- The opposite of forward.
- The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
- The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
[edit] Translations
opposite of front
opposite of forward
gear
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side opposite the obverse
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[edit] Verb
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to reverse (third-person singular simple present reverses, present participle reversing, simple past and past participle reversed)
- (intransitive) To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.
- (intransitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
- (intransitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
- (law) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- (ergative) To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction.
- (chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
- (rail transport, transitive) To place a set of points in the reverse position
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) to move from the normal position to the reverse position
[edit] Derived terms
- to reverse out
- bootlegger reverse
- reversal noun
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Translations
to turn something around
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to turn something inside out
to transpose the positions of two things
to revoke a law
to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
chemistry: to change the direction of a reaction
rail transport: to place points in the reverse position
rail transport, of points: to move from the normal position to the reverse position
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʁə.vɛʁs/
[edit] Verb
reverse
- first-person singular present indicative of reverser.
- third-person singular present indicative of reverser.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of reverser.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of reverser.
- second-person singular imperative of reverser.
