adj

reverse

rih-VURS

adj

Opposite in position, direction, or order.

"Read the list in reverse order, starting from the last item."

noun

The opposite of something; the other side.

"The reverse of the coin shows an eagle."

"Contrary to what you'd expect, the reverse turned out to be true."

The gear that makes a vehicle travel backward.

"She put the car in reverse and backed out of the driveway."

verb

To move backward, or to turn something to face the opposite way.

"He reversed the car carefully into the tight parking space."

"The judge reversed the lower court's decision."

How to Use Reverse

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishGoing or facing the opposite way — as a direction, a gear, a side of something, or an action that undoes a decision.

Common pairings

reverse gear reverse a decision the reverse is true put it in reverse

reverses plural

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Read the list in _____ order, starting from the last item.

From Anglo-Norman/Old French revers, from Latin reversus, the past participle of reverto, "to turn back".

normal obverse

extraordinary strange healthy notable counterpart unique eccentric normal

verse averse inverse adverse diverse immerse universe converse perverse disperse traverse multiverse

normal obverse extraordinary strange healthy notable counterpart unique eccentric