rev
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɛv/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛv
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of revolutions, rpm
Verb
rev (third-person singular simple present revs, present participle revving, simple past and past participle revved)
- 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.
- 1979, Al Greenwood and Lou Gramm, "Rev on the Red Line" from Head Games:
- Two in a row, everybody knows at the green light you rev it on the red line.
- 2017 August 20, “The Observer view on the attacks in Spain”, in The Observer:
- It is impossible to see inside the mind of a killer. What was he thinking, the young man who sat at the wheel of the white van at the top of Las Ramblas and purposefully revved the engine? What warped ideology, what distorted belief system, what bitter life experience had brought him to this fateful tipping point?
Derived terms
- overrev
- revvy
- rev counter
Translations
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Etymology 2
Abbreviation of revolution
Noun
rev (plural revs)
- revolution (of something spinning)
- 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 175:
- Up came the revs again, slam the door shut, kick the stick off the throttle and up through the gears, down the others side! Whee! Made it again!
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Noun
rev (plural revs)
- Abbreviation of reverend.
Anagrams
- ERV, VRE, ev'r, ver, ver.
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rif, from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib”), cognate with English rib, German Rippe, Dutch rib (English reef, German Riff, Dutch rif come from Old Norse). Doublet of ribbe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rev/, [ˈʁæw]
Noun
rev n (singular definite revet, plural indefinite rev)
- reef (ridge of rock or coral in the sea)
- (obsolete) rib (one of the long curved bones in the chest)
- Synonym: ribben
- (obsolete) rib (piece of meat cut from the back of the ox)
- Synonym: højreb
Inflection
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rev | revet | rev | revene |
| genitive | revs | revets | revs | revenes |
Derived terms
- koralrev
- stenrev
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reːˀv/, [ˈʁæˀw], [ˈʁæwˀ]
- Homophone: ræv
Verb
rev
- past participle common of rive
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛv/
- Rhymes: -ɛv
Noun
rev f
- run
- escape
Derived terms
- revandin
- revandî
- reviyayî
- revî
- revîn
- revîner
- revînok
- revok
- revokî
Norwegian Bokmål
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Etymology 1
From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.
Noun
rev m (definite singular reven, indefinite plural rever, definite plural revene)
- a fox (also used figuratively)
- (slang) marijuana
Derived terms
- revebjelle
- rødrev
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rif.
Noun
rev n (definite singular revet, indefinite plural rev, definite plural reva or revene)
- a reef (ridge of rock or coral in the sea)
- a reef (nautical) (in a sail)
Derived terms
- barriererev
- korallrev
Related terms
- reve (verb)
Alternative forms
- (of rive) reiv
Verb
rev
- imperative of reve
- simple past of rive
References
- “rev” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reːʋ/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.
Noun
rev m (definite singular reven, indefinite plural revar, definite plural revane)
- a fox (also used figuratively)
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
- Dan fatige fangar Reven; dan rike fær Skinnet.
- The poor man catches the fox; the rich man gets its hide.
- Dan fatige fangar Reven; dan rike fær Skinnet.
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
Derived terms
- fjellrev
- raudrev
- revebjølle
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rif.
Noun
rev n (definite singular revet, indefinite plural rev, definite plural reva)
- a reef (ridge of rock or coral in the sea)
- a reef (nautical) (in a sail)
Derived terms
- barriererev
- korallrev
References
- “rev” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Slovak
Etymology
Deverbal from revať (“to roar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ref]
Noun
rev m (genitive singular revu, nominative plural revy, genitive plural revov, declension pattern of dub)
- roar
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rev | revy |
| genitive | revu | revov |
| dative | revu | revom |
| accusative | rev | revy |
| locative | reve | revoch |
| instrumental | revom | revmi |
Further reading
- rev in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reːv/
- Rhymes: -eːv
Etymology 1
From Old Norse reifa, from Proto-Germanic *raibōną. Compare Old English ārāfian (“uncoil; wind off”), Faroese reiva (“swaddle”).
Noun
rev c
- a fishing line
Declension
| Declension of rev | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rev | reven | revar | revarna |
| Genitive | revs | revens | revars | revarnas |
Derived terms
- metrev
References
- rev in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rif. Compare Danish rev, Middle Low German rif, German Riff.
Noun
rev n
- a reef; rocks close to the water surface.
Declension
| Declension of rev | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rev | revet | rev | reven |
| Genitive | revs | revets | revs | revens |
Derived terms
- korallrev
References
- rev in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rev
- past tense of riva.
References
- rev in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)