reverse course

verb

To stop and proceed in the opposite direction.

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Meanings

verbreverse course (third-person singular simple present reverses course, present participle reversing course, simple past and past participle reversed course)

present singular third person reverses course · participle present reversing course · participle past reversed course · past reversed course

  1. idiomaticTo stop and proceed in the opposite direction.
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APA

reverse course. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20course

MLA

“reverse course.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20course. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse course,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20course.

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