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- Dictionaryirrevocable/ɪˈrɛvəkəbl/
adjective
- 1. not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final: "an irrevocable step"
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adjective. uk / ɪˈrev.ə.kə.b ə l / us / ɪˈrev.ə.kə.b ə l / Add to word list. impossible to change: an irrevocable decision. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not able to be changed. a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom. be no hard and fast rules idiom. burn your boats/bridges idiom. congenital. continuity. deep-seated.
The meaning of IRREVOCABLE is not possible to revoke : unalterable. How to use irrevocable in a sentence. Irrevocable and Trusts
If a decision, action, or change is irrevocable, it cannot be changed or reversed. [formal] It may well be worth waiting for better times before making any irrevocable commitment. He said the decision was irrevocable. Synonyms: fixed, settled, irreversible, fated More Synonyms of irrevocable.
Definition of irrevocable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Irrevocable definition: not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable. See examples of IRREVOCABLE used in a sentence.
Describe something as irrevocable if it cannot be undone or taken back. If you break down irrevocable, you wind up with ir "not," re "back" and vocable from the Latin vocare "to call." So if something is irrevocable, you cannot call it back — it is permanent. You must fulfill an irrevocable promise and live with an irrevocable decision.
adjective. Impossible to retract or revoke. An irrevocable decision. American Heritage. That cannot be revoked, recalled, or undone; unalterable. Webster's New World. Unable to be retracted or reversed. Final. The king's decision was irrevocable. Wiktionary. Synonyms: irrevokable. intractable. fixed. firm. final. constant. fated. conclusive.
Definitions of 'irrevocable' If a decision, action, or change is irrevocable, it cannot be changed or reversed. [formal] [...] More. Synonyms of 'irrevocable' • fixed, settled, irreversible, fated [...] More. Collocations with 'irrevocable' irrevocable commitment. Examples of 'irrevocable' in a sentence.
Define irrevocable. irrevocable synonyms, irrevocable pronunciation, irrevocable translation, English dictionary definition of irrevocable. adj. Impossible to retract or revoke: an irrevocable decision. ir·rev′o·ca·bil′i·ty , ir·rev′o·ca·ble·ness n. ir·rev′o·ca·bly adv. American Heritage®...
adjective. formal uk / ɪˈrevəkəbl / us. Add to word list. impossible to change or stop: irrevocable decisions. irrevocably. adverb. (Definition of irrevocable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of irrevocable. in Chinese (Traditional) 不可改變的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 不可改变的… See more.
