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reversed

Sayri-VURST/ɹɪˈvɝst/UK/ɹɪˈvɜːst/

3 meanings of reversed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of reverse. Use it for something that was turned around or undone earlier.

    She reversed the car slowly out of the narrow garage.

    The ruling was reversed when new evidence appeared.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Turned the opposite way, or with the inside facing out.

    Like wearing a t-shirt inside out.

    He pulled the sock on reversed, with the seam on the outside.

    The reversed photo showed everything flipped left to right.

    Similarinverted, backward

  3. 3
    adjective
    Turned upside down, so the part that normally sits on top ends up on the bottom.

    Like a picture hung upside down on the wall.

    In this orchid, the flower is reversed, so its lip points downward.

    The reversed bloom looked upside down next to the others.

    Similarinverted

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reversed is a form of reverse

reverse, verb: To turn something around so it faces or runs the other way. Full entry

Forms
reversereverses he/she/itreversing -ing formreversed past tense, past participle
Spelling
reverse → reversed: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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