reverse

/rɪˈvɜːs/ verb

Definition

DRIVE [I, T] › to drive a vehicle backwards: I hate reversing into parking spaces.

CHANGE [T] › to change a situation or change the order of things so that it becomes the opposite: It is unlikely that the judge will reverse his decision. Let's reverse the order - I'll give the first talk and you the second.

(Definition of reverse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Reverend adjective
reverie noun
reversal noun
reverse adjective
reverse noun
reverse verb
reversible adjective
revert to sth/doing sth
review noun
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reviewer noun

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