Read full poem →Mysterious chambers of the air.
Now hidden in cloud, and now revealed,
As if this phantom, full of pain,
Dictionary Entry
revealed
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/ɹəˈviːld/Word FrequencyCommon (5.69)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
In a Sentence
“Students can use revealed to explain To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden..”
Published Usage Examples
“The woman photographed being beaten in Cairo is an activist who does not want her name revealed because of her shame at the way she was treated, according to those who were with her at the time.”
“When the tag revealed the price of fifty dollars slashed in half, and twenty-five dollars marked next to it, I practically broke out into a song and dance.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 11 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
From Middle English 'revelen', from Old French 'revealer', from Late Latin 'revelare' (to unveil).
Common Phrases
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Related Words
Poetry examples for “revealed”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
