reverse

/ri'və:s/
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reverse

The driver carefully puts the car into reverse to back out of the parking space.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To change something to its opposite direction, order, position, or nature.
    • To officially cancel or annul a decision, law, or judgment.
    • To cause a vehicle to move backwards.

  2. Noun:

    • The opposite or contrary of something.
    • The side of a coin, medal, or piece of paper that does not have the main design.
    • A gear or mechanism that causes backward movement in a vehicle.
    • A setback, defeat, or unfortunate event.

  3. Adjective:

    • Opposite in position, direction, order, or effect.
    • Relating to or causing movement backwards.
Usage
  • Verb: Use "reverse" to describe the action of turning something the other way around, changing a decision, or moving a vehicle backwards.
  • Noun: Use "reverse" to refer to the opposite side or condition, a gear, or a misfortune.
  • Adjective: Use "reverse" before a noun to describe something that is the direct opposite or involves backward motion.
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The court decided to reverse the previous ruling.
    • Please reverse the car into the parking space.
    • He reversed his opinion after hearing the new evidence.
  • Noun:
    • The truth is just the reverse of what you think.
    • The coin landed on reverse.
    • The company suffered a major financial reverse.
  • Adjective:
    • Please write your name on the reverse side of the form.
    • Engage the reverse gear before you start to move backwards.
Advanced Usage
  • In reverse: Moving or operating backwards.
    • The video shows the process in reverse.
  • Reverse oneself: To change one's own opinion or decision.
    • The politician was forced to reverse himself on the issue.
  • Reverse the charges: (British English) To make a telephone call that the recipient pays for.
    • I had no money, so I called reversing the charges.
Variants and Related Words
  • Reversal (n): A change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.
    • The sudden reversal of fortune left them stunned.
  • Reversible (adj): Able to be turned the other way around or changed back.
    • The jacket is reversible; you can wear it with either side out.
  • Irreversible (adj): Not able to be undone or altered.
    • The decision is final and irreversible.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Invert, overturn, revoke, backtrack.
  • Noun: Opposite, contrary, converse, setback.
  • Adjective: Opposite, backward, contrary.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Reverse into: To drive a vehicle backwards into something, often accidentally.
    • He reversed into a lamppost.
  • Reverse out (of): To drive a vehicle backwards out of a space.
    • She carefully reversed out of the narrow driveway.
Related Idioms
  • Put/Set something into reverse: To cause a process or trend to go in the opposite direction.
    • The new policy aims to put the decline in sales into reverse.
  • The reverse of the medal: The less pleasant or opposite aspect of a situation.
    • Fame has its perks, but loneliness is often the reverse of the medal.
reverse

The driver carefully puts the car into reverse to back out of the parking space.

Adjective
  1. reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
  2. of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
    • in reverse gear
  3. directed or moving toward the rear
    • a rearward glance
    • a rearward movement
Noun
  1. turning in the opposite direction
  2. (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
  3. the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
  4. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
  5. the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
  6. a relation of direct opposition
    • we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
Verb
  1. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
    • when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb
  2. cancel officially
    • He revoked the ban on smoking
    • lift an embargo
    • vacate a death sentence
  3. rule against
    • The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
  4. turn inside out or upside down
  5. change to the contrary
    • The trend was reversed
    • the tides turned against him
    • public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern

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