verb · neutral
reveal
/rɪˈviːl/re·VEAL
Band 6-7task1task2speaking
to make known or show something that was previously hidden or unknown
Examples
“The survey revealed significant differences between urban and rural attitudes.”
“Data analysis revealed a correlation between income and education level.”
“Use 'reveal' in Speaking Part 1 when describing personal details that became known.”
Band 8 sentence
“Long-term monitoring revealed that biodiversity in the region had declined markedly over two decades.”
Collocations
- reveal a pattern
- reveal the results
- reveal evidence
Word family
revealed adjective/past participlerevelation noun
Common mistakes
showed that→revealed that
reveal about→reveal
Say it for a higher band
5show→6display→7+reveal
Synonyms
show
Easily confused
disclose
“The company disclosed its financial statements to the regulators.”
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