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# reverse

«reverse» in Mova's school dictionary: **to go backwards, especially in a car** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (reverse, reverses, reversed, reversing); noun (the reverse, reverse); adjective (reverse)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To reverse means to go backwards, especially in a car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#m1)

2) To reverse something means to turn it the other way round or change it to the opposite («reverse the order», «reverse a decision»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#m2)

3) The reverse is the opposite («It's the reverse of what I expected»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#m3)

4) Reverse is the gear that makes a car go backwards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#m4)

5) The reverse of a coin or page is its back side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths «reverse» means doing the opposite operation (inverse): adding reverses subtracting, and you can check answers by reversing; «reverse order» is backwards order. In science some changes are reversible (melting ice) and some are not (burning). In road safety a reversing car may not see children, so never stand behind one. Phrases: «in reverse», «reverse order», «reversing lights», «quite the reverse».

### examples

- Dad reversed the car into the parking space. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x1)
- Never walk behind a car that is reversing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x2)
- Say the alphabet in reverse order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x3)
- Subtraction reverses addition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x4)
- The referee reversed his decision. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x5)
- Put the car in reverse to go backwards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x6)
- Write your name on the reverse of the drawing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x7)
- I thought she was angry, but it was the reverse: she was pleased. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x8)
- "Those that are wet must be mine," thought he; but he thought wrong, it was just the reverse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/#x9)

### note

Spelling: «reverse», past «reversed». Adjective «reversible» (can be changed back). In maths problems, «reverse» often means work backwards: if «add 5» gave 12, reverse it by subtracting 5 to get 7. Safety: reversing lights (white) show a car is about to move backwards.

### In the corpora

- [A driver reversing out of a driveway or a parking space may not see a child behind the car.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars/16/)
- [You stay well away from a big machine that is reversing, because the driver cannot see you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/274-helpers-in-town-and-building-sites/15/)
- [It looks real, but a reverse image search shows it was edited from an old picture.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see/11/)
- [Edited and fake photos often spread after big events; an adult can help with a reverse image search.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see/22/)
- [Many claims can be checked: team lists online, a phone call to a parent, a reverse image search for a photo.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/430-lies-that-grow-one-lie-needs-three-more/31/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «reverse» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.