"reverse" meaning in English

See reverse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rəˈvɜː(r)s/ [UK] Audio: en-us-reverse.ogg [US] Forms: reverse [singular], reverses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The reverse of something is its opposite.
    Sense id: simple-reverse-en-noun-pHD02bKA
  2. In a machine, reverse is a setting that makes it act or move opposite to before.
    Sense id: simple-reverse-en-noun-g5PoLiAU
  3. The reverse of something is it's other side.
    Sense id: simple-reverse-en-noun-Xc9XIHdp

Verb

IPA: /rəˈvɜː(r)s/ [UK] Audio: en-us-reverse.ogg [US] Forms: reverse [canonical], reverses [third-person, singular], reversed [past], reversed [past, participle], reversing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|revers|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you reverse something, you make it act or move opposite to before (in the other direction).
    Sense id: simple-reverse-en-verb-0jbOpgXG
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        {
          "text": "The new president reversed the decision to expand the factory."
        },
        {
          "text": "There were many new jobs in the early 90s, but then the cycle was completely reversed, and thousands of people were out of work."
        },
        {
          "text": "She reversed the car into the parking space."
        },
        {
          "text": "When my mom got sick, our roles were reversed and I began to care for her."
        },
        {
          "text": "Now reverse your position by raising your right hand and lowering your left."
        }
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          "text": "As the plane landed, the engines went into reverse, helping us to stop."
        },
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          "text": "When the Chinese started selling cars, the Japanese automobile industry went into rapid reverse."
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          "text": "Details can be found on the reverse of this paper."
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        },
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          "text": "There were many new jobs in the early 90s, but then the cycle was completely reversed, and thousands of people were out of work."
        },
        {
          "text": "She reversed the car into the parking space."
        },
        {
          "text": "When my mom got sick, our roles were reversed and I began to care for her."
        },
        {
          "text": "Now reverse your position by raising your right hand and lowering your left."
        }
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        }
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        "The reverse of something is its opposite."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "As the plane landed, the engines went into reverse, helping us to stop."
        },
        {
          "text": "When the Chinese started selling cars, the Japanese automobile industry went into rapid reverse."
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "text": "Details can be found on the reverse of this paper."
        }
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