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Collocations for reverse - noun

1. opposite

ADJ.

exact

VERB + REVERSE

do
If you tell children to do something, they will often do the exact reverse.

PREP.

on the ~
(= on the opposite side) The coin has a date on one side and the emperor''s head on the reverse.

2. gear

VERB + REVERSE

put sth in/into, throw sth into
I put the car in reverse.

REVERSE + NOUN

gear

3. problem

ADJ.

major, serious

VERB + REVERSE

experience, have, meet with, suffer
Their forces have suffered serious reverses in recent months.

Collocations for reverse - verb

1. move backwards

ADV.

carefully
She carefullyreversed the lorry up the narrowdriveway.
slowly | in, out

PREP.

into
The car reversed into ahedge.
out of
He reversed slowlyout of the garage.

2. change sth to the opposite

ADV.

dramatically, radically | completely, exactly, totally
The decline in this industry has now been completely reversed.
almost | partially, partly | simply
To solve the puzzle, simply reverse the order of the numbers.
quickly, rapidly | suddenly

VERB + REVERSE

seek to, try to | fail to

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