Reversals - English meaning

noun

A complete change of direction, opinion, or way of acting

noun

A change of direction

Usage examples:

Do an about-turn the dog did an about-turn and ran when it saw the bigger dog., make an about-turn …

verb

Retrace one's steps.

Usage examples:

Marilyn backtracked and went down into the basement

verb

Present participle of backtrack

verb

To go back along a path that you have just followed

Usage examples:

We went the wrong way and had to backtrack till we got to the right turning.

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

To exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type

Usage examples:

Change jobs she's just changed jobs., change the subject let's change the subject (= talk about som…

idiom

If you have a change of heart, you change your opinion or the way you feel about something

Usage examples:

She was going to sell her house but had a change of heart at the last minute.

noun

An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

Usage examples:

Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb

Short for telephone exchange.

verb

To change something for something else of a similar value or type

Usage examples:

This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

verb

Move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.

Usage examples:

A team from the power company came to shift the cables away from the house

noun

A slight change in position, direction, or tendency.

Usage examples:

A shift in public opinion

verb

Move very slightly

verb

Take part in an exchange of.

Usage examples:

We swapped phone numbers

noun

An act of exchanging one thing for another.

Usage examples:

Let's do a swap

verb

Exchange or give in exchange for

verb

Take part in an exchange of.

Usage examples:

We swapped phone numbers

noun

An act of exchanging one thing for another.

Usage examples:

Let's do a swap

verb

Change or cause to change direction abruptly.

Usage examples:

A lorry swerved across her path

noun

An abrupt change of direction.

Usage examples:

Do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles

verb

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

Usage examples:

Her long black skirt swung about her legs

noun

A seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.

Usage examples:

The chains that had been holding the seat of the swing up were still sticking straight out.

verb

Change direction with a swinging motion; turn

noun

The act of making statements that are different from each other, so that they cannot both be true

Usage examples:

His tergiversations suggest a mind uncomfortable with either a western or an eastern identity.

abbreviation

Turkey (international vehicle registration).

noun

The action of buying and selling goods and services.

Usage examples:

A move to ban all trade in ivory

verb

Buy and sell goods and services.

Usage examples:

Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services esp. between countries

Usage examples:

[ u ] foreign trade, [ u ] a trade agreement, [ c ] the building trades, [ u ] he’s an auto mechani…

noun

A sudden and complete change or reversal of policy, opinion, or of a situation.

Usage examples:

The move was a significant turnabout for the company

noun

A complete change from one situation or condition to its opposite

Usage examples:

In a complete turnabout, the mayor has decided not to run for reelection.

noun

An abrupt or unexpected change, especially one that results in a more favourable situation.

Usage examples:

It was a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes

noun

A positive change; improvement

Usage examples:

Business was up over 40% in a dramatic turnaround from last year.

noun

The amount of time that it takes for a piece of work to be done, a product to be supplied, etc.

Usage examples:

Management examined ways to speed up turnaround., the insurance group's focus on new products playe…

noun

→  turnaround

noun

The turning of a vehicle in a u-shaped course so as to face in the opposite direction.

Usage examples:

The car made a u-turn and headed back at high speed

noun

A turn like a u, made by a vehicle to go back in the direction from which it came

Usage examples:

I was making a u-turn into the southbound lanes.

noun

A sudden change from one set of beliefs or plan of action to the opposite

Usage examples:

In 1986 he made a very public and dramatic political volte-face from left to right.