reverse
To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the…To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
» Can you do it in reverse?
Ти можеш це зробити у зворотньому порядку?
Meaning
14 senses(transitive)To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
to reverse the order of books on a shelf
to reverse a portion of video footage
umkehren, umdrehen
(transitive)To turn something inside out or upside down.
umkehren, umdrehen
вы́вернутьvývernutʹ, переверну́тьperevernútʹ
turn inside out or upside down
(transitive)To transpose the positions of two things.
(transitive)To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
All trends reverse eventually.
change to the contrary
To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree
касува́тиkasuváty, скасува́тиskasuváty
(ergative)To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.
To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
(transitive)To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
(intransitive)To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
(transitive)To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
To overthrow; to subvert.
(intransitive, obsolete)To return, come back.
Examples
126 sentencesCan you do it in reverse?
Ти можеш це зробити у зворотньому порядку?
Tom used reverse psychology on Mary.
Том скористався прийомами реверсивної психології, спілкуючись з Мері.
I put my car in reverse.
Я переключився за задню передачу.
deIch parkte rückwärts ein.
Tom put his car in reverse.
I put the car in reverse.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English reversen, from Anglo-Norman reverser, Middle French reverser, and theiFrom Middle English reversen, from Anglo-Norman reverser, Middle French reverser, and their source, Latin reversō, from re- + versō.
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Forms
reverses, reversing, reversed, reversedSynonyms
15 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle