Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with reverse in American Collocation
reverse
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
suddenly
My opinions were soon to be dramatically reversed!
quickly/slowly
The current trend in the opposite direction should at least be halted, if not slowly reversed.
completely/partly
Today that situation is completely reversed.
temporarily
The welfare state temporarily reversed this tendency by institutionalising the university as a public good.
in practice
Having placed such individuals under suspicion, the burden of proof of guilt is effectively reversed.
simply
Many people think that an eating disorder can be reversed simply be eating normally again.
a tendency
We shall be looking at various ways and means of reversing this trend.
a decision
In an 8–0 judgement, the court reversed the ruling of a Montreal school board, which banned Gurbaj Singh Multani from wearing his dagger, known as a kirpan.
someone’s luck
He reversed the ailing fortunes of his previous school, and hopes to repeat his success.
damage
No amount of restoration can reverse damage on this scale.