reverse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈvɜːrs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈvɝs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri vûrs′)

Inflections of 'reverse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
reverses
v 3rd person singular
reversing
v pres p
reversed
v past
reversed
v past p

reverse
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Sense: Adjective: opposite
Synonyms:
opposite Collocations, contrary Collocations, backward Collocations, backwards, back-to-front, flipped, reversed, inverted, mirror Collocations, the other way round, opposed, conflicting, counter Collocations, inverse
Sense: Noun: opposite - preceded by 'the'
Synonyms:
converse, contrary Collocations, opposite Collocations, exact opposite, polar opposite, opposite thing, antithesis, other side, flip side, contradiction
Sense: Noun: setback
Synonyms:
reversal Collocations, setback Collocations, defeat Collocations, blow Collocations, check Collocations, overturning, turnabout (informal)
Sense: Verb: turn around
Synonyms:
go back, go backward, go backwards, back up, go in reverse, turn back, turn around, turn round (UK), turn Collocations, retreat Collocations
Sense: Verb: turn upside down
Synonyms:
turn sth upside down, turn round, upend, flip Collocations, flip sth on its head, upturn, overturn, invert, flip sth horizontally, flip sth vertically, turn sth sideways
Sense: Verb: annul
Synonyms:
nullify, repeal Collocations, revoke, cancel Collocations, cancel out, rescind, take back, undo Collocations, invalidate, annul, quash, erase Collocations, overthrow Collocations
Sense: Verb: exchange
Synonyms:
transpose, switch Collocations, exchange Collocations, rearrange, swap, swop (UK), swap around, swap round (UK), swop round (UK)


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