reverently

[US]/'revərəntli/
[UK]/ˈr ɛvərəntlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. med stor respekt og devot; i en hylende måte.

Phrases & Collocations

treat reverently

behandle med respekt

speak reverently

snakk med respekt

Example Sentences

He gazed reverently at the handiwork.

Han blicket med ærefullhet på håndverket.

a soprano solo reverently rendered by Linda Howie.

en sopran solo verdig gjort av Linda Howie.

She bowed reverently before the altar.

Hun bøyde seg ærefullt foran alteret.

The students listened reverently to the teacher's words.

Studentene lyttet ærefullt til lærerens ord.

The monks chanted reverently in the temple.

Munkene syngte ærefullt i tempelet.

He handled the ancient artifact reverently.

Han håndterte det gamle artefakten ærefullt.

The crowd stood reverently as the national anthem played.

Mengden stod ærefullt mens nasjonalsangen spilte.

She spoke reverently of her late grandmother.

Hun snakket ærefullt om sin avdøde bestemor.

The priest placed the sacred object reverently on the altar.

Præsten plasserte det hellige objektet ærefullt på alteret.

The soldiers saluted reverently as the flag was raised.

Soldatene gav ærefullt hælene når flagget ble hevet.

He handed the award to her reverently.

Han overreidde prisen til henne ærefullt.

The family gathered reverently around the grave.

Familien samlet seg ærefullt rundt gravet.

Real-world Examples

Sitting up in the bed, she took it reverently in her hands.

Hun satte seg opp i sengen og tok det med respekt i sine hender.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

An honorable estate not to be entered into lightly, but reverently and soberly.

En ærlig arv som ikke skal inngås lett, men med respekt og fornuft.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

She places it reverently on a table, handwritten in Latin. And it is beautiful.

Hun plasserer det med respekt på en bord, håndskrevet på latin. Og det er skjønnhet.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation May 2014

I ran my fingers across them reverently.

Jeg rakte over dem med respekt.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

Mariana scanned the letter and looked up at him almost reverently.

Mariana skannet brevet og så opp på ham nesten med respekt.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

Becky handed them to her reverently.

Becky gav dem til henne med respekt.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

I opened my box and took out the pistol, lifting it reverently to my forehead.

Jeg åpnet min boks og tok ut pistolen, og hevet den respektfulig til min pannkappe.

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

The Master said, " A minister, in serving his prince, reverently discharges his duties, and makes his emolument a secondary consideration."

Mesteren sa: "En minister, ved å tjene sin herre, utfører sine plikter med respekt og betrakter sin lønn som en sekundær betraktning."

Source: The Analects

They all reverently bowed their heads and hearts.

De alle bøyde hoder og hjertene sine med respekt.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

" He wrote the Contrat Social, " answered Mathilde reverently.

"Han skrev Contrat Social," svarte Mathilde med respekt.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

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