reversed

verb

-verses; -versed; -versing

[+ obj] :to change (something) to an opposite state or condition

Our roles as caregiver and patient have been reversed. [=switched]

The runners reversed their direction on the track.

The Supreme Court reversed [=overturned] the decision.

The college is trying to reverse the decline in applicants. [=the college is trying to get more people to apply]

Had our situations been reversed [=if I had been in the situation that you were in], I would have done things differently.

[+ obj] :to cause (something, such as a process) to stop or return to an earlier state

We cannot reverse [=undo] the damage that is already done.

The medicine may reverse the course of this disease. [=the medicine may stop this disease from getting worse]

There is no way to reverse the aging process.

The operation cannot be reversed. [=undone]

Can anything reverse the trend toward higher prices?

[+ obj] to change the order or position of (two things or a series)

Reverse the i and e in recieve to spell receive correctly.

My mother and I reversed our roles. Now I'm taking care of her.

We're going to reverse our usual order and start with Z.

to switch the positions of the top and bottom or the front and back of (something)

You need to reverse the paper [=to turn the paper around] in the printer so that the letterhead is up.

Reverse that painting [=turn that painting over] so that I can see the back.

chiefly Brit :to drive (a vehicle) backward [+ obj]

Reverse [=(US) back, back up] the car into/out of the parking space. [no obj]

Reverse [=(US) back, back up] into/out of the parking space.

The car reversed. [=(US) backed up]

reverse the charges

or reverse the charge

Brit :to arrange to have the cost of a phone call paid by the person who is called

He telephoned and reversed the charges. [=(US) he called collect]

reverse yourself

US formal :to change your decision or opinion about something

The mayor has reversed himself on the issue of raising taxes.

noun

plural -verses

the reverse :something that is opposite to something else

The river flows south to north, rather than the reverse. [=north to south]

Women may play in the men's league, but not the reverse. [=but men cannot play in the women's league]

I thought she would like the movie, but actually the reverse was true. [=she didn't like the movie]

You don't owe me any money. If anything, the reverse is true. [=I owe you money]

Did you think it would be difficult? Quite the reverse. [=quite the contrary] I thought it would be easy. - often + of

The ending of the book was the reverse of what I expected.

the reverse :the back side of a coin, document, etc.

The building appears on the reverse of the coin.

Please sign your name on the reverse.

[noncount] :reverse gear

I put the car in/into reverse and backed out of the garage. - sometimes used figuratively

The economy seems to be stuck in reverse. [=the economy is continuing to get worse]

[count] formal :a change that makes something worse

The loss of their support was a serious reverse for the project.

usually plural

The company has had some financial reverses. [=setbacks]

[count] American football :a play in which one player gives the ball to another player who is moving in the opposite direction

in reverse

in an order in which the last part is first and the first part is last :backward

In her latest film, the story is told in reverse. We see the main character as an adult in the beginning and as a child at the end.

The winners were called in reverse from last place to first place.

in a way that is opposite to what is normal or to what happened earlier

Ten years ago, American tourists flocked to Europe. But now that the dollar is weak, we have the same situation in reverse. Europeans are coming to the U.S. in record numbers.

toward an opposite or worse state or condition

The talks between the labor union and workers seem to be moving in reverse.

into reverse

into an opposite state or condition

The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.

The economy has gone into reverse. [=has gotten worse]

adjective

always used before a noun

opposite to what is usual or stated

Can you say the alphabet in reverse order?

The wheel will not turn in the reverse [=other] direction.

The drug is used to lower blood pressure but may have the reverse effect in some patients.

opposite to the front

Please sign your name on the reverse [=back] side.

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