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reverse
re|verse1 [rıˈvə:s US -ə:rs] v
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1¦(opposite)¦
2¦(car)¦
3¦(change position/purpose)¦
4¦(turn something over)¦
5 reverse yourself
6 reverse the charges
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1.) ¦(OPPOSITE)¦ [T]
to change something, such as a decision, judgment, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before
reverse a decision/verdict/policy etc
▪ The decision was reversed on appeal.
reverse a trend/process/decline etc
▪ More changes are required to reverse the trend towards centralised power.
2.) ¦(CAR)¦ [I and T]
especially BrE if a vehicle or its driver reverses, they go backwards
American Equivalent: back upreverse out of/into etc
▪ Bob reversed into a parking space.
reverse sth into/out of sth
▪ I reversed the car into a side road.
3.) ¦(CHANGE POSITION/PURPOSE)¦ [T]
to change around the usual order of the parts of something, or the usual things two people do
reverse roles/positions
▪ Our roles as child and guardian had now been reversed.
4.) ¦(TURN SOMETHING OVER)¦ [T]
to turn something over or around, in order to show the back of it
▪ Reverse the paper in the printer.
5.) reverse yourself
AmE to change your opinion or position in an argument
▪ Suddenly, he reversed himself completely.
6.) reverse the charges
BrE to make a telephone call which is paid for by the person you are telephoning
American Equivalent: call collect
reverse 2
reverse2 n
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1¦(opposite)¦
2 in reverse
3 go into reverse/put something into reverse
4¦(car)¦
5¦(defeat)¦
6¦(other side)¦
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1.) ¦(OPPOSITE)¦
the reverse
the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned
quite/just/precisely/exactly the opposite
▪ I didn't mean to insult her - quite the reverse (=in fact, I meant to praise her) .
▪ I owe you nothing. If anything, the reverse is true (=you owe me) .
2.) in reverse
in the opposite way to normal or to the previous situation
▪ US video recorders cannot play European tapes, and the same applies in reverse.
3.) go into reverse/put sth into reverse
to start to happen or to make something happen in the opposite way
▪ The incident threatened to put the peace process into reverse.
4.) ¦(CAR)¦[U]
the position of the ↑gears in a vehicle that makes it go backwards
into/in reverse
▪ Put the car into reverse.
5.) ¦(DEFEAT)¦ formal
a defeat or a problem that delays your plans
= ↑setback
▪ Losing the Senate vote was a serious reverse for the President.
6.) ¦(OTHER SIDE)¦ [singular]
the less important side or the back of an object that has two sides
on the reverse
▪ The British ten-pence coin has a lion on the reverse.
reverse 3
reverse3 adj [only before noun]
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: revers, from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere; REVERT]
1.) reverse order/situation/process etc
the opposite order etc to what is usual or to what has just been stated
▪ The results were read out in reverse order (=with the worst first and the best last) .
2.) the reverse side
the back of something

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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