reverse
adjective
opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character.
had reversed
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past perfectof reverse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In a statement Saturday, Oracle said Ellison had reversed course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
By the time Monday’s closing bell rang in the U.S., major indexes had reversed their earlier losses and were trading higher.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
Yet that pattern had reversed in recent days, as many tech names fell out of favor and investors flocked to havens like food and beverage makers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
On Tuesday, Netanyahu's office announced that he had reversed a decision made the previous day to appoint former navy commander Vice Adm Eli Sharvit as the next Shin Bet chief.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
Perhaps she had kept Lancelot behind so as to be alone with him, and, finding that it was no good being alone with him, had reversed her decision—but we do not know the reason.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
