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reveal
/rɪˈviːl/re·VEAL
Band 5-6task1task2speaking
to make known something that was previously secret or unknown; to show
Examples
“The chart reveals a steady decline in car use over the decade.”
“Interviews revealed that most students preferred evening classes.”
“Research has revealed a link between diet and mental health.”
Band 8 sentence
“The longitudinal study revealed significant differences in academic achievement across socioeconomic groups.”
Collocations
- reveal a pattern
- reveal information/data
- reveal the cause
Word family
revelation nrevealing adj
Common mistakes
reveal to (someone) something in wrong order: He revealed to us that the results→reveal that / reveal something to someone
Say it for a higher band
5show→6reveal→7+reveal that
Synonyms
show
demonstrate
Easily confused
reveal vs show
“The survey revealed significant differences between groups.”
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