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revering

re·vere
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-veer]
    • /rɪˈvɪər/
    • /rɪˈvɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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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