revere
To regard someone or something with great awe or devotionTo regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
» Tom was revered as a prophet.
Tom wurde als Prophet verehrt.
Том почитался как пророк.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
a highly revered musician
verehren
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
(also, transitive)To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.
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Examples
16 sentencesTom was revered as a prophet.
ruТом почитался как пророк.
deTom wurde als Prophet verehrt.
The tree is revered for its shade.
deDer Baum wird für seinen Schatten verehrt.
Wikipedia is globally revered as one of the best man-made inventions.
I revere this book.
ruЯ почитаю эту книгу.
His pupils revered him.
ruУченики его почитали.
deSeine Schüler verehrten ihn.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- + vereor (“to fear”Borrowed from French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- + vereor (“to fear”).
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Forms
reveres, revering, revered, reveredSynonyms
42 synonymsAntonyms
11 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle