Reverse

  • 21reverse — I UK [rɪˈvɜː(r)s] / US [rɪˈvɜrs] verb Word forms reverse : present tense I/you/we/they reverse he/she/it reverses present participle reversing past tense reversed past participle reversed ** 1) [transitive] to change the order or development of… …

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  • 22reverse — /rəˈvɜs / (say ruh vers) adjective 1. opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended. 2. acting in a manner opposite or contrary to that which is usual, as an appliance or apparatus. 3 …

  • 23reverse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 opposite ADJECTIVE ▪ exact VERB + REVERSE ▪ do ▪ If you tell children to do something, they will often do the exact reverse. PREPOSITION …

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  • 24reverse — v., adj., & n. v. 1 tr. turn the other way round or up or inside out. 2 tr. change to the opposite character or effect (reversed the decision). 3 intr. & tr. travel or cause to travel backwards. 4 tr. make (an engine etc.) work in a contrary… …

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  • 25reverse — 01. I didn t realize the car was in [reverse], and I accidentally backed into the wall. 02. Korea s strong economic growth this past year has been a welcome [reversal] of the downward trend of the past few years. 03. In sentences using the… …

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  • 26reverse — {{11}}reverse (adv./adj.) c.1300, from O.Fr. revers reverse, cross, from L. reversus, pp. of revertere turn back (see REVERT (Cf. revert)). Reverse angle in film making is from 1934. Reverse discrimination is attested from 1970 in a U.S. context… …

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  • 27reverse — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English revers, from Anglo French, from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere to turn back more at revert Date: 14th century 1. a. opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition < reverse order > b.&#8230; …

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  • 28reverse*/ — [rɪˈvɜːs] verb I 1) [T] to change something such as a process, situation, decision, or policy so that it becomes the opposite of what it was The judge reversed the court s previous decision.[/ex] products that claim to reverse the effects of&#8230; …

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  • 29Reverse — Re|verse 〈[rivœ:s] n.; ; unz.〉 = Autoreverse * * * Re|verse [rɪ və:s], das; [engl. reverse, zu: to reverse &LT; frz. reverser = umkehren]: Autoreverse. * * * I Reverse   [englisch, rɪ vɛːs; wörtlich »Gegenteil, Umgek …

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  • 30reverse — 1. verb 1) the car reversed into a lamppost Syn: back, back up, drive back/backward, move back/backward 2) reverse the bottle in the ice bucket Syn: turn upside down, turn over, upend, upturn, invert 3) …

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