Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to reverse
Participle: reversed
Gerund: reversing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | reverse |
| you | reverse |
| he;she;it | reverses |
| we | reverse |
| you | reverse |
| they | reverse |
Perfect
| I | have reversed |
| you | have reversed |
| he;she;it | has reversed |
| we | have reversed |
| you | have reversed |
| they | have reversed |
Past
| I | reversed |
| you | reversed |
| he;she;it | reversed |
| we | reversed |
| you | reversed |
| they | reversed |
Pluperfect
| I | had reversed |
| you | had reversed |
| he;she;it | had reversed |
| we | had reversed |
| you | had reversed |
| they | had reversed |
Future
| I | will reverse |
| you | will reverse |
| he;she;it | will reverse |
| we | will reverse |
| you | will reverse |
| they | will reverse |
Future Perfect
| I | will have reversed |
| you | will have reversed |
| he;she;it | will have reversed |
| we | will have reversed |
| you | will have reversed |
| they | will have reversed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | reverse |
| you | reverse |
| he;she;it | reverse |
| we | reverse |
| you | reverse |
| they | reverse |
Perfect
| I | have reversed |
| you | have reversed |
| he;she;it | have reversed |
| we | have reversed |
| you | have reversed |
| they | have reversed |
Imperfect
| I | reversed |
| you | reversed |
| he;she;it | reversed |
| we | reversed |
| you | reversed |
| they | reversed |
Pluperfect
| I | had reversed |
| you | had reversed |
| he;she;it | had reversed |
| we | had reversed |
| you | had reversed |
| they | had reversed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would reverse |
| you | would reverse |
| he;she;it | would reverse |
| we | would reverse |
| you | would reverse |
| they | would reverse |
Perfect
| I | would have reversed |
| you | would have reversed |
| he;she;it | would have reversed |
| we | would have reversed |
| you | would have reversed |
| they | would have reversed |
Imperative
| you | reverse |
| we | Let's reverse |
| you | reverse |
Verbs conjugated like 'reverse'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'reverse'
everse,
renverse,
revere,
adverse,
averse,
demerse,
diverse,
inverse,
reburse,
recense,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- reverse effects
- cancel, undo
- to place in a contrary order or direction
- invert, up-end
- invert
- inverse, transpose, revert
- alter
- change, modify, convert
- annul
- invalidate, rescind, repeal, revoke, nullify, veto, overthrow, countermand
Antonyms
- rail transport
- normalise, normalize
- alter
- maintain, perpetuate, preserve, retain
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English reversen, from Anglo-Norman reverser, Middle French reverser, and their source, Latin reversō, from re- + versō. See: Anglo-Norman '
reverser', Latin '
reversō'.
Sample Sentences
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I saw now that ‘Right away ’ and ‘Directly ’ were one and the same thing. So I reversed my previous answer, and sat down to dinner in ten minutes afterwards; and a capital dinner it was.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] as continuously as under the circumstances could be expected,—the carriage proceeding along much as follows,—bump ! bump ! bump ! slush ! down in the mud ! — the senator, woman and child, reversing their positions so suddenly as to come, without any very accurate adjustment, against the windows of the down-hill side. Carriage sticks fast, while Cudjoe on the outside is heard making a great [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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On board this steamboat, there were two young gentlemen, with shirt-collars reversed as usual, and armed with very big walking-sticks; who planted two seats in the middle of the deck, at a distance of some four paces apart; took out their tobacco-boxes; and sat down opposite each [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)