Reverse: meaning, definitions and examples
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reverse
[ rɪˈvɜrs ]
action
To move backwards or in the opposite direction from the one that one is facing.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He reversed the car out of the parking space.
- She reversed her decision after thinking it over.
- The team was forced to reverse their strategy due to unexpected circumstances.
Translations
Translations of the word "reverse" in other languages:
🇵🇹 reverter
- inverter
- marcha à ré
🇮🇳 उल्टा
- पलट जाना
- उलटाना
🇩🇪 umkehren
- rückwärts
- umdrehen
🇮🇩 membalikkan
- mundur
- terbalik
🇺🇦 зворотний
- обертати
- задній хід
🇵🇱 odwracać
- wsteczny
- odwrotny
🇯🇵 逆
- 反転する
- 後退
🇫🇷 inverser
- renverser
- marche arrière
🇪🇸 invertir
- revertir
- marcha atrás
🇹🇷 ters
🇰🇷 거꾸로
- 반대로
- 후진
🇸🇦 عكسي
- عكس
- رجوع
🇨🇿 zpětný
- obrátit
- couvání
🇸🇰 zvrátiť
- spätný
- obrátiť
🇨🇳 反向
- 逆转
- 倒退
🇸🇮 obrniti
- vzvratno
- obratno
🇮🇸 öfugt
- snúa við
- afturábak
🇰🇿 кері
- кері бұру
- кері қайту
🇬🇪 შებრუნება
- უკუქცევა
- უკანა სვლა
🇦🇿 tərsinə
- geri dönmək
- tərsinə çevirmək
🇲🇽 invertir
- revertir
- marcha atrás
Word origin
The word 'reverse' originated from the Latin word 'reversus', which is the past participle of 'revertere', meaning 'turn back'. The term has been in use since the 14th century in English and has evolved to represent the act of moving backward or in the opposite direction.
See also: irreversible, irreversibly, reversal, reversed, reverser, reversing, reversion.