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reversibleable to be reversed or undone; able to be turned inside out or back to front

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: able to be reversed or undone; able to be turned inside out or back to front

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈvɜːrsəbl/

Korean meaning: 되돌릴 수 있는, 뒤바꿀 수 있는; 양면으로 입을 수 있는

Korean pronunciation: 리**버**서블

Example Sentences

  • My mom bought me a reversible jacket, but I'm so indecisive that I change it every five minutes.
  • The company's poor financial decisions are reversible if they act quickly.
  • The doctor said the hearing loss is reversible with proper treatment.

reversible

ADJECTIVE

//rɪˈvɜːrsəbl//

able to be reversed or undone; able to be turned inside out or back to front

reversible concept
💡 Concept

This jacket is reversible — flip it inside out for a totally different look.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈvɜːrsəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈvɜːsəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootvers
Suffix--ible

Origin

라틴어 'revertere(되돌아가다)'에서 파생된 'reverse'에 형용사 접미사 '-ible'이 결합하여 '되돌릴 수 있는'의 의미를 갖게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

terriblehorribleincredibleflexible
terrible
horrible
incredible
flexible

🔗Collocations

reversible jacket
reversible process
reversible reaction
reversible damage
reversible decision
reversible lane

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom bought me a reversible jacket, but I'm so indecisive that I change it every five minutes.

The company's poor financial decisions are reversible if they act quickly.

The doctor said the hearing loss is reversible with proper treatment.

😄 Fun example

He wore his reversible sweater inside out to the meeting and pretended it was intentional fashion.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

changeablealterableundoableretractableconvertible

Antonyms

irreversiblepermanentfixed

Related

reverserevertinvertconverttransformation

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