transitive. To cause to move in the opposite direction; to send on a course contrary to the previous or usual one; to turn around. Also figurative.
| 单词 | θ107993 |
| 释义 | the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > cause to move back [verb (transitive)] > turn back or reverse the course of (9) reverse?a1439 transitive. To cause to move in the opposite direction; to send on a course contrary to the previous or usual one; to turn around. Also figurative. to turn back?1531 transitive. To reverse the forward movement of (a person or thing); to make (a person or thing) go back. Also figurative. Cf. main sense 18b. return?1542 transitive. To force to turn back or retreat. Also with to a place. Obsolete. retrograde1582 transitive. To turn back; to reverse. Cf. regress, v. 1b. Obsolete. tergiverse1602 transitive. To turn backwards, to reverse. (In quot. 1602 in participial adjective. ˈtergiversed.) Obsolete. turn1665 transitive. figurative. To reverse the course of (fortune, esp. figured as the tide; cf. tide, n. 9). Cf. to turn back 1b at phrasal verbs 1. rare. to roll back1695 transitive. To reverse the direction or progress of, to turn back; to cause to recede or retreat. Frequently figurative or in figurative contexts. revert1814 transitive. To direct (one's feet or footsteps) backwards. Now rare. Subcategories:— return upon or reverse (a course) (1) |
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