🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

inverser

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.vɛʁ.se

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reverse/rɪˈvɜːrs/
verbnounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #950 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il faut inverser la voiture pour sortir."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To move backward or to change to an opposite position.

    "He had to reverse the car to get out of the tight parking space."
As noun
  1. 1

    The opposite or contrary of something.

    "The reverse of the coin features a different design."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin reversus, the past participle of revertere (meaning to turn back), coming from re- (back) and vertere (to turn). It entered Middle English via Old French revers in the 14th century, initially denoting the back or opposite side of something before expanding to imply moving backward or inverting an action.

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