āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
Reverse
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āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϏ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ
a gear in a vehicle's transmission system used to make it move backward
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He struggled to find reverse while trying to parallel park.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϏ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ
a relation or condition where two things are in direct opposition or contrast to each other
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The reverse of success is failure, a familiar concept in the business world.
āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻšāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻž
a trick play in American football in which the ball is handed off to a player who runs in the opposite direction from the original runner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The receiver ran a reverse and gained 20 yards before being tackled.
āϰāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϏ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāϞ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ 20 āĻāĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻāϞā§āĻā§
a complete change, resulting in a situation that is opposite to the previous one
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the announcement, the company 's stock prices took a sudden reverse.
āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§, āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ, āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ
the back side of a coin, typically showing a design or image
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She flipped the coin and stared at the reverse, waiting for her answer.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sudden illness was a reverse that delayed his career advancements.
āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϰāĻāϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āĻāϞā§āĻā§, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ
the other side or face of an object, especially when it contrasts with the one being viewed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He turned the paper over to read the reverse.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞā§āύāĨ¤
to reverse
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§
to cause or maneuver a vehicle to move backward
Transitive: to reverse a vehicle
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The worker had to reverse the conveyor belt to clear a jam in the production line.
āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāϤā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āϞāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāύāĻā§āϝāĻŧāϰ āĻŦā§āϞā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻāϞā§āĻāĻžāύā§, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to change something such as a process, situation, etc. to be the opposite of what it was before
Transitive: to reverse a process of decision
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The software update had unintended consequences, forcing the company to reverse the changes.
āϏāĻĢāĻāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻĄā§āĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻāϞā§āĻāĻžāύā§, āĻĒāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāύā§
to turn something the other way round, up, or inside out
Transitive: to reverse sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to reverse the pillow to its cooler side for a more comfortable night's sleep.
āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāϞā§āĻāĻžāύā§, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰāĻž
to alter a previous decision, judgment, etc. to the contrary one
Transitive: to reverse a verdict
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The regulatory body, acknowledging an oversight, opted to reverse the financial penalty.
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϤā§āϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§, āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāϞā§āĻāĻžāύā§, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
to switch the roles, positions, or functions of two people or things
Transitive: to reverse roles or arrangements
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher and student reversed positions to demonstrate the lesson in a new way.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She reversed carefully to avoid hitting the parked car.
āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
07
āĻāϞā§āĻāĻžāύā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to create a design or text effect by rendering it in white or a lighter color against a solid or darker background
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The logo was reversed on the brochure cover to make it stand out.
āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
reverse
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The reverse direction of the wind pushed the sailboat backward.
āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϞāϤā§āϞāĻž āύā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āĻ ā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The reverse reaction of the drug led to increased symptoms instead of relief.
āĻāώā§āϧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻļāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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