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- [ri-veer]
- /rɪˈvɪər/
- /rɪˈvɪər/
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- [ri-veer]
- /rɪˈvɪər/
Definition of revering word
- verb with object revering to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother. 1
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Origin of revering
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Latin reverērī, equivalent to re- re- + verērī to stand in awe of, fear, feel reverence (akin to ware2)
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Parts of speech for Revering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
revering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
revering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for revering
adj revering
- devout — A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
- goody goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
- goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
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