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# rev

verb (rev, revs, revved, revving)

«rev» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To rev an engine is to make it run faster by pressing the accelerator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rev/#m1)
2. «Rev.» is a short written form of «Reverend», the title of a priest or minister. (abbreviation in old books) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rev/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old books «Rev.» is written before a clergyman's name, for example «Rev. John Smith»; the verb is used of cars

### Examples

- The driver revved the engine before the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rev/#x1)
- The car revved loudly at the lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rev/#x2)
- See Fables, translated by Rev. John Brown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rev/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rev» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rev/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rev» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rev.html) on Mova free.