Past tense of revere
regular verb
The past tense of revere is revered. The past participle is also revered.
Forms of revere
| Base form (V1) | revere /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | revered /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | revered /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/ |
| Present participle | revering |
| Third person singular | reveres |
Revered in a sentence
- a highly revered musician
- Confucius and Mencius are revered as the sages and worthies of Confucianism.From the entry worthy
- The hippies were noted for their anti-establishment ways, firmly opposed to the order their parents so revered.From the entry anti-establishment
- The villagers revered their religious leader for his example of pious conduct.From the entry revered
- The scholar kept his revered books in a special part of the library.From the entry revered
Meaning of revere
- verb To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
- verb To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.
- noun A revers.
Questions about the past tense of revere
- What is the past tense of revere?
- The past tense of revere is revered.
- What is the past participle of revere?
- The past participle of revere is revered.
- Is revere a regular or irregular verb?
- Revere is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: revere (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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