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in reverse

in reverse prepositional phrase: of a motion, sequence, etc.: backwards; reversed.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Of a motion, sequence, etc.: backwards; reversed.
    • The Satanic message can be unmasked by playing the song in reverse.
  2. Of a motor car: in reverse gear.
    • When the officer approached the car, the driver put it in reverse and drove away.

Questions about in reverse

What does in reverse mean?
In reverse means of a motion, sequence, etc.: backwards; reversed.
What part of speech is in reverse?
In reverse is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in reverse in the dictionary

  1. in respect
  2. in respect of
  3. in retreat
  4. in retrospect
  5. in return
  6. in reverse
  7. in right of
  8. in rilievo
  9. in Roblox
  10. in rough
  11. in route

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