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re·verse  (r-vûrs)

adj.

1.

a. Turned backward in position, direction, or order.

b. Having the back showing or in view of the observer.

2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual.

3. Causing backward movement: a reverse gear.

4. Printing Printed in such a way that the normally colored part appears white against a colored or black background.

n.

1. The opposite or contrary: All along we thought Sue was older than Bill, but just the reverse was true.

2.

a. The back or rear part.

b. The side of a coin or medal that does not carry the principal design; the verso.

3. A change to an opposite position, condition, or direction.

4. A change in fortune from better to worse; a setback: suffered financial reverses.

5.

a. A mechanism, such as a gear in a motor vehicle, that is used to reverse movement.

b. The position or operating condition of such a mechanism.

c. Movement in an opposite direction.

6. Football An offensive play in which a back running in one direction executes a handoff to a back running in the opposite direction.

v. re·versed, re·vers·ing, re·vers·es

v.tr.

1. To turn around to the opposite direction.

2. To turn inside out or upside down.

3. To exchange the positions of; transpose.

4. Law To revoke or annul (a decision or decree, for example).

5.

a. To cause to adopt a contrary viewpoint.

b. To change to the opposite: reversed their planned course of action.

6. To cause (an engine or a mechanism) to function in reverse.

v.intr.

1. To turn or move in the opposite direction.

2. To reverse the action of an engine.

Idiom:

reverse (one's) field

To turn and proceed in the opposite direction.

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[Middle English revers, from Old French, from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere, to turn back; see revert.]

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re·versely adv.

re·verser n.

Synonyms: reverse, invert, transpose
These verbs mean to change to the opposite position, direction, or course. Reverse implies a complete turning about to a contrary position: reversed the placement of the sofa and chairs.
To invert is basically to turn something upside down or inside out, but the term may imply placing something in a reverse order: inverted the glass; invert subject and verb to form an interrogative.
Transpose applies to altering position in a sequence by reversing or changing the order: often misspells receive by transposing the e and the i.

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reverse

Verb

[-versing, -versed]

1. to turn or set in an opposite direction, order, or position

2. to change into something different or contrary: the cabinet intends to reverse the trend of recent polls

3. to move backwards or in an opposite direction: as he started to reverse the car, the bomb exploded

4. to run (machinery) in the opposite direction to normal

5. to turn inside out

6. Law to revoke or set aside (a judgment or decree)

7. reverse the charges to make a telephone call at the recipient's expense

Noun

1. the opposite or contrary of something

2. the back or rear side of something

3. a change to an opposite position, state, or direction

4. a change for the worse

5. the gear by which a motor vehicle can be made to go backwards

6. the side of a coin bearing a secondary design

7. in reverse in an opposite or backward direction

8. the reverse of not at all: the result was the reverse of his expectations

Adjective

1. opposite or contrary in direction, position, etc.

2. denoting the gear by which a motor vehicle can be made to go backwards [Latin reversus turned back]

reversal n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reverse - a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" contrary, opposite oppositeness, opposition - the relation between opposed entities
	2.	reverse - the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed reverse gear auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" gear mechanism, gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
	3.	reverse - an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating setback, reversal, black eye, blow happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens whammy - a serious or devastating setback
	4.	reverse - the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design verso side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money obverse - the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
	5.	reverse - (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays running, running game, running play, run - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" double reverse - (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse
	6.	reverse - turning in the opposite direction     turnabout, reversion, turnaround, reversal change of direction, reorientation - the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented about turn, about-face - act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation u-turn - complete reversal of direction of travel
Verb	1.	reverse - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" change by reversal, turn change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" flip-flop, interchange, alternate, tack, switch, flip - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) turn the tables, turn the tide - cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!" commutate - reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current switch, switch over, exchange - change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence correct, right, rectify - make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" falsify - falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" permute, transpose, commute - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" metamorphose, transmogrify, transfigure - change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" retrovert, revert, turn back, regress, return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" desynchronise, desynchronize - cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times deconsecrate, unhallow, desecrate - remove the consecration from a person or an object undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
	2.	reverse - turn inside out or upside down invert, turn back alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	reverse - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" override, overrule, overthrow, overturn decree, rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
	4.	reverse - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" countermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, overturn, lift go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
	5.	reverse - reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" invert reorder - assign a new order to
Adj.	1.	reverse - directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" rearward backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
	2.	reverse - of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear" forward - of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"
	3.	reverse - reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect inverse backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"

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reverse

verb 1. Law change, alter, cancel, overturn, overthrow, set aside, undo, repeal, quash, revoke, overrule, retract, negate, rescind, invalidate, annul, obviate, countermand, declare null and void, overset, upset << OPPOSITE implement

verb 2. turn round, turn over, turn upside down, upend

verb 3. transpose, change, move, exchange, transfer, switch, shift, alter, swap, relocate, rearrange, invert, interchange, reorder

verb 4. go backwards, retreat, back up, turn back, backtrack, move backwards, back << OPPOSITE go forward

noun 5. opposite, contrary, converse, antithesis, inverse, contradiction

noun 6. misfortune, check, defeat, blow, failure, disappointment, setback, hardship, reversal, adversity, mishap, affliction, repulse, trial, misadventure, vicissitude

noun 7. back, rear, other side, wrong side, underside, flip side, verso << OPPOSITE front

adjective 8. opposite, contrary, converse, inverse

adjective 9. backward, inverted, back to front

Translations

reverse [rɪˈvəːs] n (= opposite) → contrario (= back) [of cloth] → revés m: [of coin] → reverso: [of paper] → dorso;

(AUT) (also: reverse gear) → marcha atrás

adj [order] → inverso; [direction] → contrario

vt [+ decision], (AUT) → dar marcha atrás a [+ position, function]; invertir

vi (BRIT) (AUT) → poner en marcha atrás;

in reverse order → en orden inverso;

the reverse → lo contrario;

to go into reverse → dar marcha atrás

reverse [rɪˈvəːs] n → contraire m, opposé m (= back); dos m, envers m [of paper]; verso m [of coin]; revers m;

(Aut) (also: reverse gear) → marche f arrière

adj [order, direction] → opposé(e) → inverse

vt [+ order, position] → changer, inverser [+ direction, policy]; changer complètement de [+ decision]; annuler [+ roles]; renverser [+ car]; faire marche arrière avec;

(Law) [+ judgment]; réformer

vi (Brit) (Aut) → faire marche arrière;

to go into reverse → faire marche arrière;

in reverse order → en ordre inverse

reverse [rɪˈvəːs] n (opposite) → Gegenteil nt;

(back) (of cloth) → linke Seite f: (of coin, paper) → Rückseite f;

(Aut) (also: reverse gear) → Rückwärtsgang m;

(setback) → Rückschlag m

adj (side) → Rück-;

(process) → umgekehrt

vt (position, trend etc) → umkehren;

(Law) (verdict) → revidieren;

(roles) → vertauschen;

(car) → zurücksetzen

vi (Brit) (Aut) → zurücksetzen;

in reverse → umgekehrt;

to go into reverse → den Rückwärtsgang einlegen;

in reverse order → in umgekehrter Reihenfolge;

to reverse direction → sich um 180 Grad drehen

reverse [rɪˈvəːs] n → contrario, opposto (= back); rovescio;

(AUT) (also: reverse gear) → marcia indietro

adj [order] → inverso/a; [direction] → opposto/a

vt (= turn) → invertire, rivoltare (= change); capovolgere, rovesciare;

(LAW) [+ judgement]; cassare

vi (BRIT ) (AUT) → fare marcia indietro;

in reverse order → in ordine inverso;

to go into reverse → fare marcia indietro

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reverse

v reverse [rəˈvəːs]

1 to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.terugdraaiيَسير إلى الخَلْف، يَعْكِسُ اتِّجاه سَيْرِهобръщамzacouvat, přetočit nazpětbakke; køre baglænsrückwärts fahren,laufenlassenαναστρέφω, κάνω όπισθενdar marcha atrástagurdama, tagasi kerimaدنده عقب گرفتن؛ برگرداندن؛peruuttaafaire marche arrière; inverser-לְאָחוֹרउलटनाhodati natraške, kretati se natrašketolat; visszatekermemundurkansnúa við; bakkainvertire; (far fare retromarcia)後戻りさせる역진하다; 역진시키다varyti atbulą, atsukti atgalvirzīt atpakaļ; braukt atpakaļgaitāundur, berpatahachteruit doen gaanbevege seg bakover; rygge; sette i reverscofaćinverter (a marcha)a băga în marşarier; a întoarceдавать обратный/задний ходzacúvať, pretočiť naspäťpeljati vzvratno; (za)vrteti nazajvoziti unazadbackaถอยกลับgeri geri sürmek/gitmek倒退，倒轉дати задній хідالٹناchạy lùi; đảo ngược倒退，倒转

2 to put into the opposite position, state, order etc This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).binnestebuite draيَنْعَكِس، يَنْقَلِبобръщамobrátitvendeumdrehenγυρίζω ανάποδαponer del revésümber pööramaبر عکس شدن؛یا کردنkääntää toisin päinretournerלַהֲפוֹךपृष्ठokrenuti naopačke, obrnutimegfordít; kifordítmembaliksnúa viðrovesciare, rivoltareひっくり返す뒤집다išversti, apgręžti, pakeistiapgriezt otrādiditerbalikkanomdraaiensnu, vende vrangen utodwrócićvirar do avessoa întoarce pe dosперевёртывать; опрокидыватьobrátiťobrnitiobrnutivändaกลับกันters yüz etmek翻轉вивертати на другу сторонуرخ بدل دیناđảo lộn翻转

3 to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.herroep, omkeerيَعْكِس القَرار او السِّياسَه، يَتَحَوَّل إلى الإتِّجاه المُعاكِسпроменямzvrátitændreumstoßenανατρέπω, αναιρώrevocarvastupidiseks muutmaنقض کردن؛ لغو کردنmuuttaa päinvastaiseksiréformer, révoquerלְהַחֲלִיףबदलनाupotrijebiti obratan postupak (sredstva, politiku)visszafordít; megváltoztat; visszavonmembalikkanógilda, hnekkjariformare逆転する(결정·주의·입장을) 정반대로 바꾸다pakeisti, atšauktimainīt (uz pilnīgi pretējo)menukar pendapat/keputusanongedaan makenomstøte, underkjennezmienić, cofnąćanulara anula, a revoca(из)менятьzvrátiťpreklicatipromenitiändraกลับคำพิพากษาtersine çevirmek撤消змінюватиفیصلہ وغیرہ تبدیل کر دیناthay đổi quyết định撤消

n

1 (also adjective) (the) opposite `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse – I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.glad nieعَكْس، نَقيضобратенopak; opačnýmodsatdas Gegenteil, entgegengesetztαντίθετοςcontrariovastupidi(ne)وارونه؛ بر عکسpäinvastoin, päinvastainencontraire, inverseהָפוּךविपरीतobratnivminek az ellenkezőjekebalikanhið gagnstæðacontrario, opposto反対정반대(의)priešingas, atvirkščiaspretējaisberlawanantegendeeldet motsatte; tvert imot!przeciwieństwocontráriodimpotrivă; contradictoriuпротивоположностьopak; opačnýnasprotno; nasprotensuprotanmotsats; tvärtomด้านตรงกันข้ามtersi, aksi相反протилежнеالٹاngược lại相反

2 a defeat; a piece of bad luck. slegte gelukهَزيمَه، نَكْسَهнеуспехneúspěchnederlagder Rückschlagαναποδιάrevéstagasilöök, äpardusشکست؛ بد بیاریtakaiskureversהֶפסֵדदुर्भाग्य, युद्ध में पराजयzla sudbina, loša kobszerencsétlenségkemalangan, kekalahanhnekkir; áfallsfortuna敗北패배, 불운nesėkmė, pralaimėjimasneveiksme; sakāvekalahtegenslagnederlag; motgangporażkarevésnenorocireпоражение; неудачаneúspechnesreča, smolaporazmotgång, bakslagความพ่ายแพ้yenilgi; kötü bir talih挫折невдачаبد قسمتیsự bất hạnh挫折

3 (a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal He put the car into reverse; (also adjective ) a reverse gear.truratيَجْعَل السَّيّارَه تَسير إلى الوَراءзадна скоростzpětný chodbakgear; bak-der Rückwärtsgang. Rückwärts-...ταχύτητα όπισθενmarcha atrástagurpidikäikخلاف جهت؛ دنده عقبperuutusvaihdemarche arrièreהִילוּך אָחוֹרִיप्रतिक्रमuključen za vožnju unatrag, u „rikvercu“hátramenet (gépkocsié)persneling mundurbakgírretromarciaバックギア역진(장치)atbulinė (eiga)atpakaļgaitas mehānismsgear undurachteruitreversbieg wstecznymarcha-atrásmarşarierзадний/обратный ходspätný chodvzvratna prestavavožnja unazadback[]การถอยหลังgeri vites反向реверсموٹر کار کا ایک مشینی عمل جس سے وہ الٹی چلتی ہےsự chạy lùi反向

4 (also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc the reverse (side) of a coin.keersyالجِهَة الأخْرى لِقِطْعَة النُّقودобратна странаrubbagsidedie Rückseiteανάποδη, πίσω μεριάreversotagakülg, vastas-طرف مقابل؛ پشتkääntöpuolireversהַצָד הֶהָפוּךपटobratna strana, naličjehátoldalbagian belakang (medali)bakhliðrovescio裏(경화·메달 등의) 뒷면(의)atvirkštinė (pusė)reverssbahagian belakangkeerzijdebaksiderewersreversoreversобратная сторонаopak; opačnýhrbtna stran (kovanca)naličjebaksidaด้านตรงกันข้าม(paranın) yazı tarafı背面зворотний бікسکے کا دوسرا رخmặt trái của đồng tiền背面

n reˈversal

a reversal of his previous decision.herroeping, omkeerعَكْس، قَلْب، إنْقِلابпреобръщанеzvrat, obratændringumgekehrtαναίρεση, μεταστροφήinversión, cambio completovastupidi pööramineنقض حکم؛ فسخ رایvaihtuminen päinvastaiseksirevirement (d'opinion)הִיפוּךपरिवर्तनponištenje odluke (suda)megfordításkebalikanumskipticapovolgimento逆転뒤집기, 역전; 취소pakeitimas, sukeitimasatcelšanapertentanganommekeerombytting, omgjøringzwrot, odwrócenie, cofnięcieinversãoschimbare totalăполное изменениеzvratpreobratpreokretomkastning, omsvängningการเปลี่ยนให้กลับกันtersine çevirme推翻повна зміна; скасуванняمنسوخیsự đảo ngược推翻

adj reˈversed

in the opposite state, position, order etc Once he worked for me. Now our positions are reversed and I work for him.omgekeerdمُتَعاكِس، مُتَناقِضобратенobrácenýomvendt; vendt omumkehrbarαντίστροφοςinvertidovastupidineواژگون؛ برعکسpäinvastainenreversé, inverseהָפוּךउलटा, विपर्यस्त, प्रतिवर्तितu obratnom položajufordítottberbalik, terbaliköfugurinvertito逆になった반대로 된, 전도된sukeistas (vietomis)[]mainīts (vietām)bertentangomgekeerdomvendt, motsattodwróconyinvertidoinvers(at), răsturnatпротивоположныйobrátenýobrnjenobrnutomvändตรงกันข้ามtersine dönmüş倒轉зворотний; протилежнийمخالف حالت میںđảo ngược倒转

adj reˈversible

1 able to be reversed. omkeerbaarقابِل للإنْعِكاسобратимodvolatelnýreversibel; vendbarumgewendetαντιστρέψιμος, αναστρέψιμοςreversible(ümber)pööratavبرگشت پذیرkäännettäväréversibleהָפִיךपलटवाpreusmjerljiv, kome se može preokrenuti smjermegfordíthatóbisa dibaliksem hægt er að snúa viðreversibile逆にできる거꾸로 할 수 있는, 뒤집을 수 있는pakeičiamas, grįžtamasmaināms; apgriežams otrādikebolehan berunduromkeerbaarvendbar, reversibelodwracalnyreversívelreversibilобратимыйzvratný, odvolateľný, zrušiteľnýobrnljivpovratanreversibel, omkastbarซึ่งพลิกกลับได้tersine çevrilir可反轉的реверсивнийقابل منسوخیcó thể đảo ngược可反转的

2 (of clothes) able to be worn with either side out Is that raincoat reversible?binnestebuite drabaarيُلْبَس على الوَجْهَيْنс две лицаoboustrannývendbarwendbarδιπλής όψης, ντουμπλ φας (για ρούχο)reversible(ümber)pööratavدو روkääntö-réversibleדו-צְדָדִיजो उलटा जा सकेs dva licakifordíthatóbisa dipakai bolak-baliksem hægt er að nota hvort sem er á réttunni eða röngunnidouble-face両面着られる양면으로 입을 수 있는dėvimas abiem pusėmis, išverčiamasuz abām pusēm valkājamskebolehan digunakan secara terbalikaan twee kanten draagbaarvendbarobustronny, dwustronnyreversívelcu două feţeдвустороннийobojstrannýna obe stranisa dva licavändbarซึ่งสามารถใส่กลับด้านได้iki yüzlü可兩面穿用的двостороннійدونوں طرف سے پہنا جا سکنے والا لباسhai mặt như nhau可两面穿用的

reverse the charges

which is paid for by the person who receives it instead of by the caller. kollekteeroproep doenيَعْكِس التَّكاليفтелефонирам за сметка на избранияhovor na účet volanéholade modtageren betaleunfreier Anrufχρεώνω τον καλούμενο σε τηλεφωνική κλήσηllamar a cobro revertidohelistatava arvel kõnelemaپول تلفن را به حساب گیرنده گذاشتنvastapuheluappeler (appel) à frais virésלְטַלפֵן בְּגוֹבָיינָהpreusmjeriti (troškove)„R” beszélgetést folytatongkos dibayar penerima (dalam menelepon)hringja kollekt(fare una telefonata a carico del destinatario)コレクトコールにする수취인 부담으로 전화를 하다skambinti atsiliepiančiojo abonento sąskaitazvanīt pa telefonu uz atbildētāja rēķinacaj balik panggilande opgeroepene laten betalenringe på noteringsoverføringzamówić rozmowę z przywołaniema pagar no destinoa telefona cu taxă inversăсделать телефонный звонок, оплачиваемый вызываемым лицомhovor na účet volanéhotelefonirati na račun klicne številkepoziv na račun onog koji prima pozivmottagaren betalar samtaletโทรศัพท์เก็บเงินปลายทางödemeli aramak反支付телефонувати за рахунок абонента, котрому телефонуютьٹیلی فون کرناgọi điện thoại do người được gọi trả tiền反支付