Collocations for reverse - noun
1. opposite
VERB + reverse
do
If you tell children to do something, they will often do the exact reverse.
If you tell children to do something, they will often do the exact reverse.
PREPOSITION
on the reverse
(= on the opposite side)
The coin has a date on one side and the emperor's head on the reverse.
The coin has a date on one side and the emperor's head on the reverse.
2. gear
3. failure/defeat
VERB + reverse
have,
suffer
Their forces have suffered serious reverses in recent months.
Their forces have suffered serious reverses in recent months.