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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Motor vehicles , Mechanical revrev1 /rev/ (also rev up) verb (revved, revving) [intransitive, transitive] TTCTEMif you rev an engine, or if an engine revs, you make it work faster → rev up → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusrev• The Audi followed, spinning slightly on the wet road, the back end swinging round as the driver revved too hard.• The car revved up and made off.• And the pirate, if that is what he was, revved up his engines and began to turn away.• Joe donned his black helmet and revved up his Harley.• Older men and women revved up their metabolism by 15 percent after just 12 weeks of strength training.• Anya seems to be revving up to tell Rainbow her side of the story.• There are real Cannoli, revved up with a mocha-flavored ricotta cheese filling, and much more. Related topics: Measurement , Mechanical revrev2 noun [countable] informalTMTEM a complete turn of a wheel or engine part, used as a unit for measuring the speed of an engine SYN revolutionExamples from the Corpusrev• The transformation takes place at 4000 revs.• As they talked, planes began to taxi out and rev up.• After reaching the desired revs by using the foot throttle, the driver then pushes the centre button.• Until warm, high revs cause excessive wear.• At the same time there's a new sparkle to low rev performance.• And the rev counter no longer worked.Related topics: Christianity RevRev British English, Rev. American English (also Revd British English) RRC (Reverend) a title used before the name of a minister of the Christian church Rev D MacleodOrigin rev2 (1900-2000) revolution
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Verb table
rev
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they rev
he, she, it revs
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they revved
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have revved
he, she, it has revved
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had revved
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will rev
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have revved
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Continuous Form
Present
I am revving
he, she, it is revving
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you, we, they are revving
Past
I, he, she, it was revving
you, we, they were revving
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been revving
he, she, it has been revving
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been revving
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be revving
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been revving
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