Definition
To reverse something is to turn it around, move it backward, or change it to the opposite of what it was. It can describe physical movement, like a car, or abstract changes, like reversing a decision.
Etymology
From Old French *reverser* “to turn upside down,” from Latin *revertere* “to turn back,” later influenced by *reversus*, past participle of *revertere*. The core idea is “turning back” or “going the other way.”
Kelly Says
Reverse is like hitting the undo button in real life—on cars, on policies, even on opinions. The same root hides in *revert* and *reverse*, both about turning back to a previous state.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
omkeer
omkeer
BGБългарски
обръщам
обръщам
CACatalà
invertir
invertir
CSČeština
obrátit
obrátit
DADansk
vende om
vende-om
DEDeutsch
umkehren
umkehren
ELΕλληνικά
αντιστρέφω
αντιστρέφω
ESEspañol
invertir
invertir
EUEuskara
alderantzikatu
alderantzikatu
FAفارسی
معکوس کردن
معکوس-کردن
FRFrançais
inverser
inverser
GLGalego
inverter
inverter
HRHrvatski
preokrenuti
preokrenuti
HUMagyar
megfordít
megfordít
IDBahasa Indonesia
membalik
membalik
ITItaliano
invertire
invertire
LTLietuvių
apversti
apversti
LVLatviešu
apgriezt
apgriezt
MNМонгол
эргэүүлэх
эргэүүлэх
MSBahasa Melayu
membalikkan
membalikkan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းပြန်
ပြောင်းပြန်
NLNederlands
omkeren
omkeren
NONorsk
reversere
reversere
PLPolski
odwrócić
odwrócić
PTPortuguês
reverter
reverter
RUРусский
обращать
обращать
SKSlovenčina
obrátiť
obrátiť
SLSlovenščina
obrniti
obrniti
SRСрпски
преокренути
преокренути
TAதமிழ்
திருப்பு
திருப்பு
TEతెలుగు
విపర్యయం
విపర్యయం
TRTürkçe
tersine çevirmek
tersine-çevirmek
UKУкраїнська
зворотний
зворотний
VITiếng Việt
đảo ngược
đảo-ngược