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reverse
Verb
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If you reverse something, you make it act or move opposite to before (in the other direction).
The new president reversed the decision to expand the factory.
There were many new jobs in the early 90s, but then the cycle was completely reversed, and thousands of people were out of work.
She reversed the car into the parking space.
When my mom got sick, our roles were reversed and I began to care for her.
Now reverse your position by raising your right hand and lowering your left.
reverse
Noun
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The reverse of something is its opposite.
Female professors are often married to male professors, but the reverse is not as common.
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In a machine, reverse is a setting that makes it act or move opposite to before.
As the plane landed, the engines went into reverse, helping us to stop.
When the Chinese started selling cars, the Japanese automobile industry went into rapid reverse.
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The reverse of something is it's other side.
Details can be found on the reverse of this paper.
program
Verb
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When you program a computer, you use code to tell the computer what to do.
The student can program the computer to calculate all of his statistics.
All of the math students know how to program.
program
Noun
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A program is a number of steps that are followed to reach a goal or end.
His new exercise program gets more difficult every week.
Oxford College has an excellent English language program.
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A program is a guide to a dramatic or theatrical performance.
After he entered the theatre, he bought a copy of the program.
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A (television or radio) program is a broadcast.
Star Trek is her favourite program.
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A (computer) program is the code that tells a computer what to do.
Microsoft Word is one of the most popular programs in the world.
The new program has a lot of problems. My computer crashes every time I try to run it.