reversible

CEFRB2

/ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to be changed back to an earlier condition or position.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Capable of proceeding in either direction.

Examples

  • Would you like a belt with a reversible design?

  • The effects are not reversible.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Able to be reversed.

  2. Able to be worn inside out.

  3. Capable of returning to the original state.

More examples

In context

  • The effects are reversible.

  • […] the Welwyn bottleneck will be relaid with high-speed turnouts and resignalled for reversible working.

  • That boy, Louis, is in his way a masterpiece. Do you know, every article of clothing that he wears is reversible, so that he can present quite a different appearance at the shortest notice!

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

This chemical reaction is easily blank back if you change the temperature.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible.