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. Idiom: 1. To turn or move in the opposite direction. 2. To reverse the action of an engine. reverse (one's) field To turn and proceed in the opposite direction. [Middle English revers, from Old French, from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere, to turn back; see revert.] re·verse ly adv.re·vers er 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. |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  reverse - a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"oppositeness, opposition - the relation between opposed entities |
| 2. | reverse - the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed 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 frustratingwhammy - a serious or devastating setback | |
| 4. | reverse - the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design 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 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 - 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 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 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 | |
| 3. | reverse - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" | |
| 4. | reverse - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" 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" reorder - assign a new order to | |
| Adj. | 1. | reverse - directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" 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 backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" |
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 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 6. misfortune, check, defeat, blow, failure, disappointment, setback, hardship, reversal, adversity, mishap, affliction, repulse, trial, misadventure, vicissitude
Translations
reverse [rɪˈvəːs] n (= opposite) → contrario (= back) [of cloth] → revés m: [of coin] → reverso: [of paper] → dorso;
the reverse → lo contrario;
reverse [rɪˈvəːs] n → contraire m, opposé m (= back); dos m, envers m [of paper]; verso m [of coin]; revers m;
vt [+ order, position] → changer, inverser [+ direction, policy]; changer complètement de [+ decision]; annuler [+ roles]; renverser [+ car]; faire marche arrière avec;
(Law) [+ judgment]; réformer
reverse [rɪˈvəːs] n (opposite) → Gegenteil nt;
(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;
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. terugdraai يَسير إلى الخَلْف، يَعْكِسُ اتِّجاه سَيْرِه обръщам zacouvat, přetočit nazpět bakke; køre baglæns rückwärts fahren,laufenlassen αναστρέφω, κάνω όπισθεν marcha atrás dar tagurdama, tagasi kerima دنده عقب گرفتن؛ برگرداندن؛ peruuttaa faire marche arrière; inverser -לְאָחוֹר उलटना hodati natraške, kretati se natraške tolat; visszateker memundurkan snúa við; bakka invertire; (far fare retromarcia) 後戻りさせる 역진하다; 역진시키다 varyti atbulą, atsukti atgal virzīt atpakaļ; braukt atpakaļgaitā undur, berpatah achteruit doen gaan bevege seg bakover; rygge; sette i revers cofać inverter (a marcha) a băga în marşarier; a întoarce давать обратный/задний ход zacúvať, pretočiť naspäť peljati vzvratno; (za)vrteti nazaj voziti unazad backa ถอยกลับ geri geri sürmek/gitmek 倒退，倒轉 дати задній хід الٹنا chạy 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 dra يَنْعَكِس، يَنْقَلِب обръщам obrátit vende umdrehen γυρίζω ανάποδα poner del revés ümber pöörama بر عکس شدن؛یا کردن kääntää toisin päin retourner לַהֲפוֹך पृष्ठ okrenuti naopačke, obrnuti megfordít; kifordít membalik snúa við rovesciare, rivoltare ひっくり返す 뒤집다 išversti, apgręžti, pakeisti apgriezt otrādi diterbalikkan omdraaien snu, vende vrangen ut odwrócić virar do avesso a întoarce pe dos перевёртывать; опрокидывать obrátiť obrniti obrnuti vända กลับกัน ters yüz etmek 翻轉 вивертати на другу сторону رخ بدل دینا đảo 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, omkeer يَعْكِس القَرار او السِّياسَه، يَتَحَوَّل إلى الإتِّجاه المُعاكِس променям zvrátit ændre umstoßen ανατρέπω, αναιρώ revocar vastupidiseks muutma نقض کردن؛ لغو کردن muuttaa päinvastaiseksi réformer, révoquer לְהַחֲלִיף बदलना upotrijebiti obratan postupak (sredstva, politiku) visszafordít; megváltoztat; visszavon membalikkan ógilda, hnekkja riformare 逆転する (결정·주의·입장을) 정반대로 바꾸다 pakeisti, atšaukti mainīt (uz pilnīgi pretējo) menukar pendapat/keputusan ongedaan maken omstøte, underkjenne zmienić, cofnąć anular a anula, a revoca (из)менять zvrátiť preklicati promeniti ändra กลับคำพิพากษา tersine çevirmek 撤消 змінювати فیصلہ وغیرہ تبدیل کر دینا thay 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 nie عَكْس، نَقيض обратен opak; opačný modsat das Gegenteil, entgegengesetzt αντίθετος contrario vastupidi(ne) وارونه؛ بر عکس päinvastoin, päinvastainen contraire, inverse הָפוּך विपरीत obratni vminek az ellenkezője kebalikan hið gagnstæða contrario, opposto 反対 정반대(의) priešingas, atvirkščias pretējais berlawanan tegendeel det motsatte; tvert imot! przeciwieństwo contrário dimpotrivă; contradictoriu противоположность opak; opačný nasprotno; nasproten suprotan motsats; tvärtom ด้านตรงกันข้าม tersi, aksi 相反 протилежне الٹا ngược lại 相反
2 a defeat; a piece of bad luck. slegte geluk هَزيمَه، نَكْسَه неуспех neúspěch nederlag der Rückschlag αναποδιά revés tagasilöök, äpardus شکست؛ بد بیاری takaisku revers הֶפסֵד दुर्भाग्य, युद्ध में पराजय zla sudbina, loša kob szerencsétlenség kemalangan, kekalahan hnekkir; áfall sfortuna 敗北 패배, 불운 nesėkmė, pralaimėjimas neveiksme; sakāve kalah tegenslag nederlag; motgang porażka revés nenorocire поражение; неудача neúspech nesreča, smola poraz motgång, bakslag ความพ่ายแพ้ yenilgi; kötü bir talih 挫折 невдача بد قسمتی sự 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. trurat يَجْعَل السَّيّارَه تَسير إلى الوَراء задна скорост zpětný chod bakgear; bak- der Rückwärtsgang. Rückwärts-... ταχύτητα όπισθεν marcha atrás tagurpidikäik خلاف جهت؛ دنده عقب peruutusvaihde marche arrière הִילוּך אָחוֹרִי प्रतिक्रम uključen za vožnju unatrag, u „rikvercu“ hátramenet (gépkocsié) persneling mundur bakgír retromarcia バックギア 역진(장치) atbulinė (eiga) atpakaļgaitas mehānisms gear undur achteruit revers bieg wsteczny marcha-atrás marşarier задний/обратный ход spätný chod vzvratna prestava vožnja unazad back[] การถอยหลัง geri vites 反向 реверс موٹر کار کا ایک مشینی عمل جس سے وہ الٹی چلتی ہے sự chạy lùi 反向
4 (also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc the reverse (side) of a coin. keersy الجِهَة الأخْرى لِقِطْعَة النُّقود обратна страна rub bagside die Rückseite ανάποδη, πίσω μεριά reverso tagakülg, vastas- طرف مقابل؛ پشت kääntöpuoli revers הַצָד הֶהָפוּך पट obratna strana, naličje hátoldal bagian belakang (medali) bakhlið rovescio 裏 (경화·메달 등의) 뒷면(의) atvirkštinė (pusė) reverss bahagian belakang keerzijde bakside rewers reverso revers обратная сторона opak; opačný hrbtna stran (kovanca) naličje baksida ด้านตรงกันข้าม (paranın) yazı tarafı 背面 зворотний бік سکے کا دوسرا رخ mặt trái của đồng tiền 背面
n reˈversal
a reversal of his previous decision. herroeping, omkeer عَكْس، قَلْب، إنْقِلاب преобръщане zvrat, obrat ændring umgekehrt αναίρεση, μεταστροφή inversión, cambio completo vastupidi pööramine نقض حکم؛ فسخ رای vaihtuminen päinvastaiseksi revirement (d'opinion) הִיפוּך परिवर्तन poništenje odluke (suda) megfordítás kebalikan umskipti capovolgimento 逆転 뒤집기, 역전; 취소 pakeitimas, sukeitimas atcelšana pertentangan ommekeer ombytting, omgjøring zwrot, odwrócenie, cofnięcie inversão schimbare totală полное изменение zvrat preobrat preokret omkastning, omsvängning การเปลี่ยนให้กลับกัน tersine çevirme 推翻 повна зміна; скасування منسوخی sự 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. omgekeerd مُتَعاكِس، مُتَناقِض обратен obrácený omvendt; vendt om umkehrbar αντίστροφος invertido vastupidine واژگون؛ برعکس päinvastainen reversé, inverse הָפוּך उलटा, विपर्यस्त, प्रतिवर्तित u obratnom položaju fordított berbalik, terbalik öfugur invertito 逆になった 반대로 된, 전도된 sukeistas (vietomis) []mainīts (vietām) bertentang omgekeerd omvendt, motsatt odwrócony invertido invers(at), răsturnat противоположный obrátený obrnjen obrnut omvänd ตรงกันข้าม tersine dönmüş 倒轉 зворотний; протилежний مخالف حالت میں đảo ngược 倒转
adj reˈversible
1 able to be reversed. omkeerbaar قابِل للإنْعِكاس обратим odvolatelný reversibel; vendbar umgewendet αντιστρέψιμος, αναστρέψιμος reversible (ümber)pööratav برگشت پذیر käännettävä réversible הָפִיך पलटवा preusmjerljiv, kome se može preokrenuti smjer megfordítható bisa dibalik sem hægt er að snúa við reversibile 逆にできる 거꾸로 할 수 있는, 뒤집을 수 있는 pakeičiamas, grįžtamas maināms; apgriežams otrādi kebolehan berundur omkeerbaar vendbar, reversibel odwracalny reversível reversibil обратимый zvratný, odvolateľný, zrušiteľný obrnljiv povratan reversibel, omkastbar ซึ่งพลิกกลับได้ tersine çevrilir 可反轉的 реверсивний قابل منسوخی có thể đảo ngược 可反转的
2 (of clothes) able to be worn with either side out Is that raincoat reversible? binnestebuite drabaar يُلْبَس على الوَجْهَيْن с две лица oboustranný vendbar wendbar διπλής όψης, ντουμπλ φας (για ρούχο) reversible (ümber)pööratav دو رو kääntö- réversible דו-צְדָדִי जो उलटा जा सके s dva lica kifordítható bisa dipakai bolak-balik sem hægt er að nota hvort sem er á réttunni eða röngunni double-face 両面着られる 양면으로 입을 수 있는 dėvimas abiem pusėmis, išverčiamas uz abām pusēm valkājams kebolehan digunakan secara terbalik aan twee kanten draagbaar vendbar obustronny, dwustronny reversível cu două feţe двусторонний obojstranný na obe strani sa dva lica vändbar ซึ่งสามารถใส่กลับด้านได้ iki yüzlü 可兩面穿用的 двосторонній دونوں طرف سے پہنا جا سکنے والا لباس hai 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 doen يَعْكِس التَّكاليف телефонирам за сметка на избрания hovor na účet volaného lade modtageren betale unfreier Anruf χρεώνω τον καλούμενο σε τηλεφωνική κλήση llamar a cobro revertido helistatava arvel kõnelema پول تلفن را به حساب گیرنده گذاشتن vastapuhelu appeler (appel) à frais virés לְטַלפֵן בְּגוֹבָיינָה preusmjeriti (troškove) „R” beszélgetést folytat ongkos 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 하다 skambinti atsiliepiančiojo abonento sąskaita zvanīt pa telefonu uz atbildētāja rēķina caj balik panggilan de opgeroepene laten betalen ringe på noteringsoverføring zamówić rozmowę z przywołaniem a pagar no destino a telefona cu taxă inversă сделать телефонный звонок, оплачиваемый вызываемым лицом hovor na účet volaného telefonirati na račun klicne številke poziv na račun onog koji prima poziv mottagaren betalar samtalet โทรศัพท์เก็บเงินปลายทาง ödemeli aramak 反支付 телефонувати за рахунок абонента, котрому телефонують ٹیلی فون کرنا gọi điện thoại do người được gọi trả tiền 反支付
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