# reversed

Pronunciation: say "ri-VURST" US /ɹɪˈvɝst/, UK /ɹɪˈvɜːst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of reverse. — simple past and past participle of reverse
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of reverse. Use it for something that was turned around or undone earlier.
   - _The committee reversed its earlier decision after the protests._
   - _Engineers reversed the pump's direction to drain the flooded tunnel._

## Adjective

2. Turned or changed to the contrary, or with the inside turned out.
   - Simple: Turned the opposite way, or with the inside facing out.
   - _After the appeal, the verdict effectively stood reversed._
   - _The reversed lettering on the ambulance reads correctly in a rearview mirror._
3. Turned upside down by twisting, so a flower or leaf has its orientation inverted from the usual.
   - Simple: Turned upside down, so the part that normally sits on top ends up on the bottom.
   - _The orchid's flower is reversed, with the lip rotated to the bottom._
   - _Botanists noted the reversed arrangement of the floral parts on the specimen._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/reversed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).