rever

See also: rêver

English

Noun

rever (plural revers)

1. The upper part of some upper garments (such as a shirt or jacket) that folds back at or near the neck to give the appearance of a collar or lapel. Unlike a collar, the rever is always formed from the same piece of fabric as the rest of the garment's bodice.
   • 1895, Sophie Klug, The Art of Dressmaking, page 64:

     It is a good plan to baste around close to the edge, until the rever is either pressed or stitched, especially if the latter is to be the trimming.

   • 1939, The Homestead - Issue 1214, page 11:

     Turn in the edges of facing and stitch over fronts, leaving top edge of rever shape open for inserting pocket.

   • 1968, Bertha Moulton, Garment-cutting and Tailoring for Students, page 214:

     Turn facing over, and on the right half of jacket, commence basting from end of rever to the bottom edge, keeping the seam a little to the inside of jacket.

   • 2016, A Collection of Vintage Knitting Patterns for the Making of Women's Dresses, page 16:

     With wrong side facing and contrast wool, pick up and knit through double fabric, 20 sts. acros top of left rever, 36 across back of neck and 20 from right rever.

Related terms

• revers

Anagrams

• verré

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈβeɾ/

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese *revẽir, from Latin reveniō. Cognate with Portuguese revir and Spanish revenir.

Verb

rever (first-person singular present revo, first-person singular preterite revín, past participle revido)

1. (intransitive) to stale
2. (intransitive) to sour

   Synonym: picar

3. (intransitive) to shrink; to wane

   Synonym: minguar

4. (intransitive) to ooze

   Synonym: zumegar

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rever
Personal	rever	reveres	rever	revermos	reverdes	reveren
Gerund
	revendo
Past participle
Masculine	revido			revidos
Feminine	revida			revidas
Indicative
Present	revo	reves	reve	revemos	revedes	reven
Imperfect	revía	revías	revía	reviamos	reviades	revían
Preterite	revín	reviches	reveu	revemos	revestes	reveron
Pluperfect	revera	reveras	revera	reveramos	reverades	reveran
Future	reverei	reverás	reverá	reveremos	reveredes	reverán
Conditional	revería	reverías	revería	reveriamos	reveriades	reverían
Subjunctive
Present	reva	revas	reva	revamos	revades	revan
Imperfect	revese	reveses	revese	revésemos	revésedes	revesen
Future	rever	reveres	rever	revermos	reverdes	reveren
Imperative
Affirmative		reve	reva	revamos	revede	revan
Negative (non)		non revas	non reva	non revamos	non revades	non revan

    Conjugation of rever

Etymology 2

From re- +‎ ver.

Verb

rever (first-person singular present revexo, first-person singular preterite revín, past participle revisto)
rever (first-person singular present revejo, first-person singular preterite revim or revi, past participle revisto, reintegrationist norm)

1. (intransitive) to stale
2. (intransitive) to sour

   Synonym: picar

3. (intransitive) to shrink; to wane

   Synonym: minguar

4. (intransitive) to ooze

   Synonym: zumegar

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rever
Personal	rever	reveres	rever	revermos	reverdes	reveren
Gerund
	revendo
Past participle
Masculine	revisto			revistos
Feminine	revista			revistas
Indicative
Present	revexo	revés	revé	revemos	revedes	revén
Imperfect	revía	revías	revía	reviamos	reviades	revían
Preterite	revín	reviches	reviu	revimos	revistes	reviron
Pluperfect	revira	reviras	revira	reviramos	revirades	reviran
Future	reverei	reverás	reverá	reveremos	reveredes	reverán
Conditional	revería	reverías	revería	reveriamos	reveriades	reverían
Subjunctive
Present	revexa	revexas	revexa	revexamos	revexades	revexan
Imperfect	revise	revises	revise	revísemos	revísedes	revisen
Future	revir	revires	revir	revirmos	revirdes	reviren
Imperative
Affirmative		revé	revexa	revexamos	revede	revexan
Negative (non)		non revexas	non revexa	non revexamos	non revexades	non revexan

    Conjugation of rever (irregular)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rever
Personal	rever	reveres	rever	revermos	reverdes	reverem
Gerund
	revendo
Past participle
Masculine	revisto			revistos
Feminine	revista			revistas
Indicative
Present	revejo	revês	revê	revemos	revedes	revêm, reveem
Imperfect	revia	revias	revia	revíamos	revíades, revíeis, revíais1	reviam
Preterite	revim, revi	reviste, reviche1	reviu	revimos	revistes	revírom, reviram
Pluperfect	revira	reviras	revira	revíramos	revírades, revíreis, revírais1	reviram
Future	reverei	reverás	reverá	reveremos	reveredes, revereis	reverám, reverão
Conditional	reveria	reverias	reveria	reveríamos	reveríades, reveríeis, reveríais1	reveriam
Subjunctive
Present	reveja	revejas	reveja	revejamos	revejades, revejais	revejam
Imperfect	revisse	revisses	revisse	revíssemos	revíssedes, revísseis	revissem
Future	revir	revires	revir	revirmos	revirdes	revirem
Imperative
Affirmative		revê	reveja	revejamos	revede	revejam
Negative (nom)		nom revejas	nom reveja	nom revejamos	nom revejades, nom revejais	nom revejam

    Reintegrated conjugation of rever (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rever”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “rever”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rever”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “rever” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rever”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman rivere.

Noun

rever

1. Alternative form of ryver

Etymology 2

From Old English rēafere.

Noun

rever

1. Alternative form of revere

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rever m

1. indefinite plural of rev (Etymology 1)

Verb

rever

1. present of reve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rever f

1. indefinite plural of reve

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- (“re-”) +‎ ver (“to see”), or from Latin revidēre. Cf. French revoir.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈve(ʁ)/ [heˈve(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈve(ʁ)/ [heˈve(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈve(ɾ)/ [heˈve(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈve(ʁ)/ [χeˈve(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈve(ɻ)/ [heˈve(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈveɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈveɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈbeɾ/ [ʁɨˈβeɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈve.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧ver

Verb

rever (first-person singular present revejo, first-person singular preterite revi, past participle revisto)

1. (transitive) to see again
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 697:

     De qualquer jeito, ainda vou rever minha mãe um dia, não é?

     Anyway, I'll still see my mother again someday, won't I?

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rever
Personal	rever	reveres	rever	revermos	reverdes	reverem
Gerund
	revendo
Past participle
Masculine	revisto			revistos
Feminine	revista			revistas
Indicative
Present	revejo	revês	revê	revemos	revedes	reveem, revêem1
Imperfect	revia	revias	revia	revíamos	revíeis	reviam
Preterite	revi	reviste	reviu	revimos	revistes	reviram
Pluperfect	revira	reviras	revira	revíramos	revíreis	reviram
Future	reverei	reverás	reverá	reveremos	revereis	reverão
Conditional	reveria	reverias	reveria	reveríamos	reveríeis	reveriam
Subjunctive
Present	reveja	revejas	reveja	revejamos	revejais	revejam
Imperfect	revisse	revisses	revisse	revíssemos	revísseis	revissem
Future	revir	revires	revir	revirmos	revirdes	revirem
Imperative
Affirmative		revê	reveja	revejamos	revede	revejam
Negative (não)		não revejas	não reveja	não revejamos	não revejais	não revejam

    Conjugation of rever (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Superseded.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French revers.

Noun

rever n (plural revere)

1. reverse side
2. backhand

Declension

Declension of rever

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	rever	reverul		revere	reverele
genitive-dative	rever	reverului		revere	reverelor
vocative	reverule			reverelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈbeɾ/ [reˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: re‧ver

Verb

rever (first-person singular present reveo, first-person singular preterite reví, past participle revisto)

1. (transitive) to see again

Conjugation

infinitive			rever
gerund			reviendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		revisto		revista
		plural		revistos		revistas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reveo	revés	revé	revemos	revéis	revén
	imperfect	reveía	reveías	reveía	reveíamos	reveíais	reveían
	preterite	reví	reviste	revió	revimos	revisteis	revieron
	future	reveré	reverás	reverá	reveremos	reveréis	reverán
	conditional	revería	reverías	revería	reveríamos	reveríais	reverían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	revea	reveastú reveásvos2	revea	reveamos	reveáis	revean
	imperfect (ra)	reviera	revieras	reviera	reviéramos	revierais	revieran
	imperfect (se)	reviese	revieses	reviese	reviésemos	revieseis	reviesen
	future1	reviere	revieres	reviere	reviéremos	reviereis	revieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		revé	revea	reveamos	reved	revean
	negative		no reveas	no revea	no reveamos	no reveáis	no revean

    Conjugation of rever (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive rever	dative	reverme	reverte	reverle, reverse	revernos	reveros	reverles, reverse
	accusative	reverme	reverte	reverlo, reverla, reverse	revernos	reveros	reverlos, reverlas, reverse
with gerund reviendo	dative	reviéndome	reviéndote	reviéndole, reviéndose	reviéndonos	reviéndoos	reviéndoles, reviéndose
	accusative	reviéndome	reviéndote	reviéndolo, reviéndola, reviéndose	reviéndonos	reviéndoos	reviéndolos, reviéndolas, reviéndose
with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative revé	dative	reveme	revete	revele	revenos	not used	reveles
	accusative	reveme	revete	revelo, revela	revenos	not used	revelos, revelas
with formal second-person singular imperative revea	dative	revéame	not used	revéale, revéase	revéanos	not used	revéales
	accusative	revéame	not used	revéalo, revéala, revéase	revéanos	not used	revéalos, revéalas
with first-person plural imperative reveamos	dative	not used	reveámoste	reveámosle	reveámonos	reveámoos	reveámosles
	accusative	not used	reveámoste	reveámoslo, reveámosla	reveámonos	reveámoos	reveámoslos, reveámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reved	dative	revedme	not used	revedle	revednos	reveos	revedles
	accusative	revedme	not used	revedlo, revedla	revednos	reveos	revedlos, revedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative revean	dative	revéanme	not used	revéanle	revéannos	not used	revéanles, revéanse
	accusative	revéanme	not used	revéanlo, revéanla	revéannos	not used	revéanlos, revéanlas, revéanse

    Selected combined forms of rever (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Further reading

• “rever”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10