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revealreveal /rɪˈvil/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYrevealOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French reveler, from Latin revelare to uncover VERB TABLEreveal |
Present | I, you, we, they | reveal | | he, she, it | reveals | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | revealed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have revealed | | he, she, it | has revealed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had revealed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will reveal | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have revealed |
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Present | I | am revealing | | he, she, it | is revealing | | you, we, they | are revealing | Past | I, he, she, it | was revealing | | you, we, they | were revealing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been revealing | | he, she, it | has been revealing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been revealing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be revealing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been revealing |
► reveal who/what/why etc. She wouldn’t reveal how much she had spent on the painting. 1to make known something that was previously secret or unknown OPP conceal: His letters reveal a different side of his personality. The fact was revealed in the Sunday edition of the paper.reveal (that) He revealed that he had spent five years in prison.reveal who/what/why etc. She wouldn’t reveal how much she had spent on the painting.2to show something that was previously hidden OPP conceal: The curtains opened to reveal a bare stage. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French reveler, from Latin revelare to uncover] |