English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-reverse.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉË(r)s|-ÉË(r)s
Etymology
From OF. revers, from L. reversus (past participle of|revertere)
Adjective
en-adj
- Having the order of its constituents moved backwards in time or space.
#:We ate the meal in reverse order with the dessert first and ending with the starter.
#:The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene.
- Causing movement in the opposite direction.
#:He selected reverse gear.
Translations
French: inverse, revers, l'envers, le verso
Verb
en-verb|revers|ing
- intransitive To turn around, go in the opposite direction.
Translations
French: faire marche arrière
Derived terms
bootlegger reverse
reversal noun
Verb
en-verb|revers|ing
- intransitive To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.
- intransitive To turn something inside out or upside down.
- intransitive To transpose the positions of two things.
- law To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- ergative To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction.
- chemistry To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
Derived terms
to reverse out
Translations
French: retourner, inverser, renverser, faire marche arrière
Noun
en-noun
- The opposite of front.
- The opposite of forward.
- The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
- The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
Translations
trans-top|gear
French: marche arrière
Italian: retromarcia f
trans-mid
Swedish: back c
trans-bottom
ttbc|French: contraire, opposé, revers, envers, verso
Category:English ergative verbs
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