"reverse course" meaning in All languages combined

See reverse course on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: reverses course [present, singular, third-person], reversing course [participle, present], reversed course [participle, past], reversed course [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|reverses course|reversing course|reversed course|reversed course}} reverse course (third-person singular simple present reverses course, present participle reversing course, simple past and past participle reversed course)
  1. (idiomatic) To stop and proceed in the opposite direction. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-reverse_course-en-verb-YALnf~jQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for reverse course meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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