reverse.
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
Meaning & usage
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter.
The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene.
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
He selected reverse gear.
To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
Reversed.
a reverse shell
In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
Where this word comes from
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.
In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.
Where this word comes from
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.
The opposite of something.
Division is the reverse of multiplication.
The Sun doesn't orbit the Earth—quite the reverse, in fact.
The act of going backwards; a reversal.
A piece of misfortune; a setback.
The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
I shifted into reverse and was just about to back up when our silly cat walked behind the car! Honk honk, kitty! Get out of there!
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
Synonym of transpose.
Where this word comes from
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.
To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
to reverse the order of books on a shelf
to reverse a portion of video footage
To turn something inside out or upside down.
To transpose the positions of two things.
To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
All trends reverse eventually.
To return, come back.
To turn away; to cause to depart.
To cause to return; to recall.
To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree
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.
To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
To overthrow; to subvert.
Ellipsis of reverse-engineer.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reversen, from Anglo-Norman reverser, Middle French reverser, and their source, Latin reversō, from re- + versō.
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