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 /
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.
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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