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Swedish verb · noun· top 5,000 most common

rev

toreAlso the past tense of riva./reːv/

rev as a verb

Meaning

tore

rev as a noun(en rev)

Meaning

fishing line; reef

In Swedish: lina (för fiske)

Forms

Forms of rev
Singular, indefiniteen rev
Singular, definitereven
Plural, indefiniterevar
Plural, definiterevarna

rev is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor rev, den stora reven. Check another noun

Practise rev

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What does rev mean?

Words built with rev

  • korallrev coral reef

Questions

What does rev mean in English?

rev means “tore”.

Is it en rev or ett rev?

It is en rev, and “the fishing line” is reven.

What is the plural of rev?

The plural of rev is revar, and the definite plural is revarna.

Origin

From Old Norse reifa, from Proto-Germanic *raibōną.

Nearby common words

rev is number 4,351 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,347tagning take (film sequence recorded continuously in one go)
  • 4,348artig courteous, polite
  • 4,349sikt view, visibility
  • 4,350logga to log (make an entry in a log), to measure, to record
  • 4,352rast break
  • 4,353mugg jug, mug, loo, john
  • 4,354serien series
  • 4,355sjukvårdare a medic, paramedic, nurse
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