English Explanatory Dictionary

reverse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
  2. Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
  3. To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
  4. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
  5. Reversed.
  6. In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
adv
  1. In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.
noun
  1. The opposite of something.
  2. The act of going backwards; a reversal.
  3. A piece of misfortune; a setback.
  4. The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
  5. The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
  6. The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
  7. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
  8. A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
  9. Synonym of transpose.
verb
  1. To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
  2. To turn something inside out or upside down.
  3. To transpose the positions of two things.
  4. To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
  5. To return, come back.
  6. To turn away; to cause to depart.
  7. To cause to return; to recall.
  8. To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
  9. 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.
  10. To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
  11. To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
  12. To move from the normal position to the reverse position.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈvɜːs/ /ɹɪˈvɝs/ en-us-reverse.ogg

Word forms

reverse reverses reversing reversed

Etymology

From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers.

Synonyms

upside down reverse gear transpose

Antonyms

normal obverse unreverse normalise normalize

Derived words

nonreverse reverse 911 call reverse Advent calendar reverse anorexia nervosa reverse arms reverse bigotry reverse boustrophedon reverse brain drain reverse bunny suit reverse cascade reverse causation reverse-charge reverse charge reverse chops reverse cleavage reverse-commute reverse commute reverse commuter reverse confusion reverse contrast reverse cowgirl reverse cowgirl position reverse culture shock reverse curve reverse cycler reverse dictionary reverse discrimination reverse domestic violence reverse-dowry reverse dowry reverse dunk reverse electrodialysis reverse engineer reverse engineering reverse exacta reverse fault reverse ferret reverse fly reverse forecast reverse gangbang reverse gear reverse genetic reverse genetics reverse graffiti reverse harem reverse hyper reverse hyperextension reverse image search reverse implied odds reverse import reverse infringement reverse intaglio reverse integration reverse isekai reverse jinx reverse komi reverse layup reverse line feed reverse link reverse logistics

Translations

Hungarian: tolat Romanian: inversa
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