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Collocations for reverse - noun

1. opposite

ADJECTIVE

exact

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VERB + reverse

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

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PREPOSITION

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

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2. gear

VERB + reverse

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

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reverse + NOUN

gear

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3. failure/defeat

ADJECTIVE

major, serious

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VERB + reverse

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

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Collocations for reverse - verb

1. change sth to the opposite

ADVERB

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

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VERB + reverse

seek to, try to
fail to

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2. move back

ADVERB

slowly
She slowly reversed up the narrow driveway.
She slowly reversed the van up the narrow driveway. (BrE)
in, out

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PREPOSITION

into
The car reversed into a hedge.
out of
He reversed slowly out of the garage.
He reversed the car slowly out of the garage. (BrE)

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Reverse is used with these nouns as the object:
car, conviction, course, decay, decision, decline, defeat, direction, effect, fortune, gain, judgement, motion, movement, policy, process, role, ruling, situation, slide, tide, trend, verdict

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Collocations for reverse - adj.

Reverse is used with these nouns:
auction, direction, discrimination, engineering, gear, mortgage, order, side

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