revere
verb (used with object)
to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate.
had revered
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past perfectof revere.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had revered the British Museum since he was a teenager and was incensed by the idea that a theft was continuing and that it was being perpetrated by a curator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
When Guardiola, a man he had revered as a player came knocking, Torrent jumped at the chance to join him.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024
Hill told the jury the sisters had revered Leifer and writings from their school years showed them thanking her for being supportive.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Robinson had revered Dodgers owner Branch Rickey, but when Walter O’Malley took control of the team in 1950, O’Malley believed Rickey had cheated him out of $50,000 in the transaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
All the good in him struggled against it; all his gratitude pleaded with him to be fair to the friend he had revered so long.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Harry Leon Wilson
