reverse

verb (DRIVE BACKWARDS)

/rɪˈvɜːs/

/-ˈvɝːs/

Definition

B2 [I or T] to drive a vehicle backwards: He reversed into a lamppost and damaged the back of the car. She reversed the car into the parking space.

(Definition of reverse verb (DRIVE BACKWARDS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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