reverse
gb/ɹɪvˈɚs/ us/ɹɪvˈɚs/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 3900
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B1
action
1
Change to the opposite
To make something go or be the opposite of what it was.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to reverse [a decision/order/trend]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'reverse' with 'revert'. 'Reverse' means to change to the opposite, while 'revert' means to go back to an earlier state.
పర్యాయపదాలు
undo (Stresses canceling or negating a previous action, often less formal.)
|
overturn (Often used for official or legal decisions being changed.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
maintain (To keep something the same instead of changing it.)
|
continue (To let something go on in the same way rather than changing it.)
పదకలయికలు
reverse a decision
|reverse a trend
|reverse the order
|reverse policy
విషయాలు
daily life
|business
|politics
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The company reversed its decision after receiving public criticism.
- She quickly reversed her opinion when she learned the full story.
- The court reversed the earlier ruling.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The shop reversed its rule about returns.
- He reversed his answer after hearing new facts.
- They reversed the plan to build a new road.
క్రియ
A2
action
2
Move backward
To move back instead of forward.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to reverse [a car/vehicle]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes omit an object when needed: 'He reversed' (OK if context is clear) vs. 'He reversed the car' (more specific).
పర్యాయపదాలు
back up (Informal and common in everyday speech, especially for vehicles.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
advance (To move forward.)
పదకలయికలు
reverse a car
|reverse into a space
|reverse out of
విషయాలు
daily life
|transport
|transportation
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- He reversed the car out of the driveway.
- She reversed slowly into the parking space.
- The truck reversed down the narrow street.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I reversed the car out of the garage.
- She reversed into the small space.
- The bus reversed slowly.
నామవాచకం
B1
relation
3
Opposite direction or order
The way that is completely opposite from another way.
పర్యాయపదాలు
opposite (A general term for something completely different in direction or meaning.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
same (Not different in direction or order.)
పదకలయికలు
the reverse is true
|in reverse order
|the reverse side
విషయాలు
daily life
|space
|time
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The reverse of this coin shows a famous building.
- She told the story in reverse order.
- It’s funny—you think I’m helping you, but the reverse is true.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The reverse of the paper is blank.
- He did the steps in reverse order.
- The reverse is also true.
నామవాచకం
technical
A2
entity
4
Vehicle gear for moving backward
The gear in a car that makes it go back.
పర్యాయపదాలు
back gear (Less common, more informal technical usage.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
first gear (The lowest forward gear in a vehicle.)
పదకలయికలు
put into reverse
|in reverse gear
విషయాలు
transport
|transportation
|technology
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- He put the car into reverse and backed out of the driveway.
- The truck was stuck in reverse.
- She accidentally shifted into reverse while driving forward.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I put the car into reverse.
- The bus was in reverse.
- He drove in reverse.
క్రియ
A2
action
5
Turn front to back or inside out
To turn something over so the other side is showing.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to reverse [a shirt/paper/direction]
పర్యాయపదాలు
flip (Informal; usually quicker movement than 'reverse'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
retain position (To keep something in the same orientation.)
పదకలయికలు
reverse the direction
|reverse sides
విషయాలు
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Reverse the paper before putting it back in the printer.
- She reversed her shirt because it was inside out.
- Reverse the direction of the fan for winter use.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I reversed the paper and printed again.
- He reversed his hat to wear it backward.
- Reverse the chair to face me.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
reverse
IPA
GB/ɹɪvˈɚs/
US/ɹɪvˈɚs/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
re - verse (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (verse)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: reverse
- Plural: reverse, reverses
Verb
- Base: reverse
- 3rd Person Singular: reverses
- Present Participle: reversing
- Past: reversed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
reverses
noun
reversing
verb
reversed
verb
Core family
reversible
adjective
reversal
noun B2
Related words
reversibly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
irreversible
adjective
irreversibly
adverb
Advanced or less common
reversibility
noun
irreversibility
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
in reverse
1/ˈɪn ɹɪvˈɚs/
fixed phrase
In a backward way or order
Moving backwards, or doing things in the opposite order.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The video played in reverse, making everyone laugh.
- She explained the process in reverse so we could understand how it worked.
reverse engineer
1/ɹɪvˈɚs ˈɛnd͡ʒənˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
technical
Analyze design by dismantling product
To take apart a product to learn how it works and how to make it again.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The team reverse engineered the device to create their own version.
- They tried to reverse engineer the software to find its security flaws.
- Hackers tried to reverse engineer the software code.
- The company reverse engineered a competitor’s device to create their own version.
reverse psychology
1/ɹɪvˈɚs saɪkˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
Get result by suggesting opposite desire
A way of making someone do what you want by telling them to do the opposite.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She used reverse psychology to get her son to clean his room.
- Reverse psychology can be effective with stubborn people.
- Reverse psychology can be risky if the person realizes what you are doing.