revere
verb (used with object)
to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate.
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revere
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[ri-veer]
/ rɪˈvɪər /
verb (used with object)
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reveres,
present (3rd person singular)
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revered,
past participle, past
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revering
present participle
revere
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[ri-veer]
/ rɪˈvɪər /
noun
Revere
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American
[ri-veer]
/ rɪˈvɪər /
noun
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Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and patriot, famous for his night horseback ride, April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts colonists of the coming of British troops.
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a city in E Massachusetts, on Massachusetts Bay, near Boston: seaside resort.
Revere
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/ rɪˈvɪə /
noun
revere
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British
/ rɪˈvɪə /
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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reveresimple
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reveressimple
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have reveredperfect
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has reveredperfect
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am reveringprogressive
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are reveringprogressive
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is reveringprogressive
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have been reveringperfect progressive
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has been reveringperfect progressive
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reveredsimple
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had reveredperfect
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was reveringprogressive
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were reveringprogressive
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had been reveringperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of revere
First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin reverērī, equivalent to re- re- + verērī “to stand in awe of, fear, feel reverence” (akin to ware 2 )
Explanation
Revere means to respect someone so deeply that you almost worship them. Many Americans revere civil rights activists like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, who worked to make the country a more just place. Revere is related to the words reverence ("to hold something in worshipful awe") and its opposite — irreverent. Reverence for the irreverent is actually possible. Howard Stern humor is often vulgar and absurdly irreverent yet his legions of fans and even some media analysts revere him and his ability to maintain a loyal audience. Revere is the perfect word when respect is not strong enough but worship seems a little too religious-sounding. Rock stars, for example, are revered by throngs of devoted fans.
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Example Sentences
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There are people who absolutely genuinely love and revere him.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The site is considered holy to Christians – who revere it as the site of Jesus's last Supper – and to Jews who see it as the tomb of the biblical King David.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
It blinds us to its biases, and serves as free marketing for the AI companies, who benefit when we fear and revere their creations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Though Bhumibol's son inherited the throne about nine years ago, many still revere him as the nation's most steadfast figurehead -- and Sirikit as his constant companion.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
The one scientist they did revere, if begrudgingly, was Linus Pauling—the larger-than-life Caltech chemist who had recently announced that he had solved an important conundrum in the structure of proteins.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
“I would have sent a Paul Revere alarm up and down the Valley,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In 1765, Revere had joined an organization that would become the Sons of Liberty, a radical group calling for protest against taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Sometimes, the differential is simply about the time elapsed: A stunning silver pitcher by the aforementioned Revere with accompanying documentation was estimated to bring—at auction, as the experts always caution—between $25,000 and $60,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“That was Walt’s thing. It all connects. I love that people can hopefully now connect both things. You can connect Tomorrowland and Walt with Paul Revere Williams.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
‘I can’t promise too much. I don’t know whether you can ever go back to your silver work. But not even Paul Revere is going to make much silver for a while.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
On the one hand, Ms. Brown reveres the wisdom passed down through generations and draws on institutional knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A Shiite cleric, he lives frugally and was brought up in a religious tradition that reveres martyrdom.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
As somebody who has come up through the department, who reveres it, what do the two sides of that coin look like?
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Clayton Kershaw was at the center of the Dodgers experience over the last 18 years, becoming a legend for the team and a city that reveres its sports legends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
Society admires its scholar, but society reveres and loves its hero whose intellect is clothed with goodness.
From A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character by Newell Dwight Hillis
Ballet core may be a recent trend in name, but little girls, including me, have always revered a ballerina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Now, at age 88, he is a revered elder, a guru to younger bandmates, and no less bold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Her candor has been revered as much as it’s been reviled.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
A generation later these silly, ignorant ladies would be long dead and still revered at High Table and spoken of in lowered voices.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
The film purports to show how socioeconomic inequality is a result of “the cultural pendulum swinging too far towards revering things we consider ‘masculine,’ like individualism, power, and money,” according to the nonprofit’s website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"This tells me about the whole community, this tells me about how they were thinking, how they were behaving, how they were revering the heavens."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Daniels in the third episode recalls revering Al Kaline, who played right field for the Detroit Tigers and made everything look easy.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Some 600 adoring souls will scream their approval, revering the skill, the dedication, the opulence.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
They are unchanged, the servants of the Lord, revering the day’s gentle going.
From The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays by David Masson
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