noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ɹɪˈvæ.li/
Singapore, US:/ˈɹɛ.və.li/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: awakening, wakening, waking up
3
noun
Meaning 3
(military) signal to wake up
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wake-up signal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bugle call
History
Etymology
From French réveillez, imperative form of réveiller (“to wake”).
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ցայգանվագ
(cʻayganvag)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Bulgarian:
утринна заря
(utrinna zarja)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Catalan:
diana
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Chinese Mandarin:
起床號 /起床号
(qǐchuánghào)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Chinese Mandarin:
晨號 /晨号
(chénhào)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Czech:
budíček
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Danish:
reveille
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Finnish:
herätys
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Finnish:
aamusoitto
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
French:
diane
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
French:
réveil
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
German:
Wecken
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
German:
Weckruf
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Greek:
εγερτήριο
(egertírio)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Hungarian:
ébresztő
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Italian:
diana
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Italian:
sveglia
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Japanese:
起床らっぱ
(kishō rappa)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Japanese:
起床太鼓
(kishō taiko)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Japanese:
朝礼
(chōrei)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Norwegian:
revelje
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Portuguese:
alvorada
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Russian:
у́тренняя заря́
(útrennjaja zarjá)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Russian:
побу́дка
(pobúdka)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Russian:
подъём
(podʺjóm)
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Slovak:
budíček
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Spanish:
diana
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Swedish:
revelj
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Swedish:
väckning
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
Tagalog:
diyana
— the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers
