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reverse course

reverse course verb: to stop and proceed in the opposite direction.

Verb

reverse course (third-person singular simple present reverses course, present participle reversing course, simple past and past participle reversed course)

  1. (idiomatic) To stop and proceed in the opposite direction.

Forms of reverse course

third-person singular presentreverses course
present participlereversing course
past participlereversed course
pastreversed course

Questions about reverse course

What does reverse course mean?
Reverse course means to stop and proceed in the opposite direction.
What part of speech is reverse course?
Reverse course is a verb.
What is the past tense of reverse course?
The past tense of reverse course is reversed course.

Words near reverse course in the dictionary

  1. reverse commuters
  2. reverse commutes
  3. reverse configure
  4. reverse confusion
  5. reverse contrast
  6. reverse course
  7. reverse cowgirl
  8. reverse cowgirl position
  9. reverse cowgirl positions
  10. reverse culture shock
  11. reverse curve

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