el
masculine
/reˈβes/
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Translation
back, reverse, setback
Word origin
From Latin reversus ('turned back'), the past participle of revertere ('to turn back'), from re- plus vertere ('to turn'). The same root gives English 'reverse' and 'revert'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- reversus
- English cognates
- reverse, revert
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralreveses
Examples
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You have put your jumper on inside out.
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The team suffered a hard setback in the final.
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Read the list the other way round, from the bottom up.
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Why are you wearing your t-shirt inside out?
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Each setback taught him something new about the business.
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