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Reverse Announced Winners Adjective Bre Rɪˈvɜːs Rɪˈvɜːrs Travel

Word reverse
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / rɪˈvɜːs / NAmE / rɪˈvɜːrs /
Example
  • to travel in the reverse direction
  • the winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first).
  • the experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended.
  • iron the garment on the reverse side.
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reverse

(adjective)BrE / rɪˈvɜːs / NAmE / rɪˈvɜːrs /
  1. opposite to what has been mentioned
    • to travel in the reverse direction
    • The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first).
    • The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended.
  2. opposite to the front
    • Iron the garment on the reverse side.

    Extra Examples

    • On the reverse side of the medal is a coat of arms.
    • One year later she made the same journey in the reverse direction.
    • The winners were announced in reverse order.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French revers, reverse (nouns), reverser (verb), from Latin reversus ‘turned back’, past participle of revertere, from re- ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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