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Definition reverse in American English

reverse noun

noun
/rɪˈvɜrs/
1

the opposite of something

Example

The situation is the reverse of what it seems.

Example

Quite the reverse is true.

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2

the back side of a flat object

Example

There's a picture of an eagle on the reverse of the coin.

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3

the position in which you put a gear in a vehicle to make it go backward

Example

Put the car in reverse.

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Definition reverse in American English