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- pronunciation:
- rih
vuhrs
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
opposite in direction, position, movement, or the like.
Sales were way up last year, but we are now seeing a reverse trend in the housing market.The students were called to the stage in reverse alphabetical order.- synonyms:
- antithetic, backward, converse, counter, inverse
- similar words:
- opposite, polar, topsy-turvy, upside-down
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definition 2: |
causing backward motion.
I put the car in reverse gear and backed slowly out of the drive.- antonyms:
- forward
- similar words:
- backward
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definition 3: |
facing away or toward the back.
The price of the painting was marked on the reverse side.The song on the reverse side of the record became a hit in 1963.- synonyms:
- back, posterior, rear
- similar words:
- opposite
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definition 4: |
contrary.
Whatever my mother's opinion is, I can always count on my father to take the reverse position.- synonyms:
- contrary
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related words: |
adverse, wrong |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the contrary or opposite side of something.
Actually, the reverse of what he said is true.- synonyms:
- antipode, back, converse, inverse, rear
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definition 2: |
the opposing motion or direction from that which is normal.
The driver had missed his exit and was moving in reverse alongside the highway.- synonyms:
- reaction, regress, retrocession, reversal, withdrawal
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definition 3: |
a decline in one's fortunes; reversal.
The business suffered a reverse when one of the partners left the firm.- synonyms:
- difficulty, reversal
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definition 4: |
the state of a mechanism that brings about reverse movement, esp. a gear of an automobile transmission. (Cf. forward.)
He put the car into reverse and backed it into a tree. |
related words: |
antithesis, contrary, opposite |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
reverses, reversing, reversed |
definition 1: |
to cause to move in an opposite direction.
Be careful when you reverse the car into the road.- synonyms:
- back
- antonyms:
- advance
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definition 2: |
to turn over or inside out.
This jacket is made so that you can reverse it.Now reverse the material and iron it on the other side.- synonyms:
- flip, invert
- similar words:
- overturn, tip over, turn, upend, upset
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definition 3: |
to turn in an opposite position or direction.
He reversed his cap so that the visor shielded the back of his neck.The hikers got tired and decided to simply reverse their course.- synonyms:
- flip, invert, transpose
- similar words:
- turn
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definition 4: |
in law, to revoke or cancel (a decision such as a verdict).
The upper court reversed the lower court's decision.- synonyms:
- abrogate, annul, nullify, overturn, repeal, rescind, revoke
- similar words:
- abolish, cancel, countermand, invalidate, overrule, veto, void
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definition 5: |
of a process, to halt (something) and then change (it) so that it becomes the opposite.
The company is trying to reverse its downward trend in sales.Can we reverse the country's sense of despair?- synonyms:
- undo
- similar words:
- change, redo, turn
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related words: |
annul, counteract, nullify, quash, reconsider |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to turn, move, or point in an opposite direction.
I saw the car suddenly reverse and hit the car behind it.- synonyms:
- back up, invert, retrocede
- similar words:
- backtrack, double, revert, shift, switch, turn
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definition 2: |
to change to a reverse gear.
I'm new at shifting gears, and I still can't reverse very well.- similar words:
- shift
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related words: |
about-face, retreat |
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derivations: |
reversedly (adv.), reversely (adv.), reverser (n.) |
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