reverse
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
Example
“We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter.”
Other meanings
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
“He selected reverse gear.”
To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "reversus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “reverse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.