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Rev

Rev

See also: rev, řev, rev., and Rev.

English

Proper noun

Rev

  1. Alternative form of Rev.

Anagrams

rev

rev

See also: Rev, řev, rev., and Rev.

English

Noun

rev (plural revs)

  1. revolution
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of reverend

Abbreviation

rev

  1. reverend

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of revolutions, rpm

Verb

rev (third-person singular simple present revs, present participle revving, simple past and past participle revved)

  1. To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
    He revved the engine in a rather macho style.
    You could hear the engines revving from a mile away.
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Translations

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Kurdish

Noun

rev ?, f

  1. run
  2. escape

Derived terms

  • revandin
  • revandî
  • reviyayî
  • revî
  • revîn
  • revîner
  • revînok
  • revok
  • revokî

Lojban

Rafsi

rev

  1. rafsi of renvi.

Norwegian Bokmål

rev (1)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.

Noun

rev m (definite singular reven, indefinite plural rever, definite plural revene)

  1. a fox (also used figuratively)
  2. (slang) marijuana
Related terms
  • rødrev

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rif

Noun

rev n (definite singular revet, indefinite plural rev, definite plural reva or revene)

  1. a reef (ridge of rock or coral in the sea)
  2. a reef (nautical) (in a sail)
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Derived terms

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Verb

rev

  1. imperative of reve
  2. simple past of rive

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.

Noun

rev m (definite singular reven, indefinite plural revar, definite plural revane)

  1. a fox (also used figuratively)
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rif

Noun

rev n (definite singular revet, indefinite plural rev, definite plural reva)

  1. a reef (ridge of rock or coral in the sea)
  2. a reef (nautical) (in a sail)
Derived terms

References


Swedish

Noun

rev c, n

  1. a fishing line c
  2. a reef; rocks close to the water surface. n

Declension

Inflection of rev 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rev reven revar revarna
Genitive revs revens revars revarnas
Inflection of rev 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rev revet rev reven
Genitive revs revets revs revens

Derived terms

Verb

rev

  1. past tense of riva.