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Reverse

/rɪˈvɜːs/

Reverse (يعكس) — illustrated meaning of the English word Reverse on GL Dictionary

Meaning of Reverse

To turn in the opposite direction; the opposite; backward motion.

ما معنى كلمة Reverse بالعربي؟

يعكس

🔄✨ يعكس فعل لقلب الاتجاه حتى ينزاح الرمادي؛ reverse لا reverent ولا revert؛ قلب رمادي يخرج حتى يقف ذهب HBDNF ✨🔄

قصة GL: علّم نايف طلال العيسى المختبر أن يعكس الرمادي يغادر بجانب ذهب HBDNF بنسبة 88.77%. Genetic Invent صفّ flip-dust ثم Genetic G Learning وOrganic G Brain عبر بروتوكول 43 يوماً حتى يبقى الذهب واضحاً لا تحت غبار 🌟

Synonyms & related words

Reverse in a sentence

Decline was reversed in the treated group.
Scientific/GL Research
A reverse in strategy saved the project.
Business/GL Innovation
The appeal court reversed the ruling.
Legal/GL Patent
Reverse the order of the steps to check.
Educational/GL Training

Origin of Reverse

From Old French revers, from Latin reversus 'turned back'.

In the Genetic Learning (GL) context

In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, reverse has many senses. GL aims to reverse the idea that adults cannot learn fast.

Reverse audio micro-course (transcript)

Three short podcasts about “Reverse”. Listen with the interactive player.

Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning

Narrator: Today's word is "Reverse" — verb, pronounced /rɪˈvɜːs/, with the stress on "verse".

Narrator: To reverse is to move backwards, or to change something so it is the opposite of before.

Narrator: In plain English, it means go back, or turn it round.

Narrator: It comes from the Latin reversus, turned back.

Narrator: A common collocation is "reverse a decision", which describes cancelling an earlier choice.

Narrator: It differs from "undo", because undo cancels an action, while reverse can also flip direction or order.

Narrator: In a second sense, "the reverse" means the opposite, as in "quite the reverse".

Narrator: Driving, law, engineering and finance all rely on the word.

Narrator: So remember: reverse means turn it back.

Read podcasts 2 and 3

Podcast 2 — In conversation

Speaker A: How do I get out of this parking space?

Speaker B: REVERSE slowly! It comes from Latin for turned back.

Speaker A: Check the mirrors?

Speaker B: Always, and look behind.

Speaker A: Example sentences?

Speaker B: "She reversed into the drive", driving. "The court reversed the ruling", law. "Reverse the list order", coding.

Speaker A: Common mistakes?

Speaker B: Do not say "reverse back", because reverse already means backwards.

Speaker A: Close relatives?

Speaker B: Invert is its cousin, overturn its twin, and back up an alternative — yet reverse keeps its turning charm!

Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering

Speaker B: Let's use "reverse" in AI prompts — useful for coding and data processing.

Speaker A: How for coding?

Speaker B: Transform strings.

Prompt: Write a function that reverses the words in a sentence but keeps each word’s letters in order.

Speaker A: And data?

Speaker B: Sort order.

Prompt: Sort this table by date in reverse order, newest first.

Speaker A: Could it help payments?

Speaker B: Yes, for refunds.

Prompt: Explain how to reverse a card payment made by mistake.

Speaker A: One more?

Speaker B: Security.

Prompt: Explain what reverse engineering is and how to protect an app from it.

Frequently asked questions about Reverse

What does Reverse mean?

To turn in the opposite direction; the opposite; backward motion.

ما معنى كلمة Reverse بالعربي؟

يعكس — 🔄✨ يعكس فعل لقلب الاتجاه حتى ينزاح الرمادي؛ reverse لا reverent ولا revert؛ قلب رمادي يخرج حتى يقف ذهب HBDNF ✨🔄

How do you pronounce Reverse?

Reverse is pronounced /rɪˈvɜːs/ and is used as a verb / noun / adjective.

How is Reverse used in a sentence?

Decline was reversed in the treated group.

What are synonyms of Reverse?

invert, flip, undo, opposite, turn back, overturn.

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