v/adj/n · neutral
reverse
UK/rɪˈvɜːs/US/rɪˈvɜːrs/re·VERSE
Band 6-7task1task2speaking
to change something to the opposite direction, order, or result
Examples
“Government policy had to be reversed after the public outcry.”
“There was a reverse trend in immigration rates in the final year.”
“The company hopes to reverse falling sales with a new marketing campaign.”
Band 8 sentence
“The unexpected election result reversed a decade-long trend toward decentralisation.”
Collocations
- reverse the decision
- reverse trend
- reverse a decline
Word family
reversal nreversibly adv
Common mistakes
turn back→reverse
Say it for a higher band
5turn back→6invert→7+reverse
Synonyms
invert
Easily confused
reverse vs invert
“The therapy did not invert the symptoms but helped to reverse the downward trend in patients' health.”
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