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# irrevocable

«irrevocable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not able to be changed, cancelled or taken back once it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (irrevocable)

### meaning for a pupil

Not able to be changed, cancelled or taken back once it is done: an irrevocable decision. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in formal writing, law and serious moments in stories: an irrevocable step, an irrevocable promise. It tells the reader there is no going back. In life lessons: some choices, like hurtful words, can feel irrevocable, so think first.

### examples

- The judge's decision was irrevocable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/#x1)
- Once the letter was posted, the choice felt irrevocable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/#x2)
- Cutting down the old tree was an irrevocable mistake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/#x3)
- The king made an irrevocable promise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/#x4)
- Some damage to nature is irrevocable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/#x5)
- He took the irrevocable step of leaving home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/#x6)
- And thus, as the word of the mighty Zeus was irrevocable, Heracles became the subject and servant of his cousin Eurystheus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/#x7)

### note

Say «ir-REV-uh-kuh-bul» (stress on REV), not «irre-VOKE-able». Formal. Opposite: revocable. Similar: final, permanent.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «irrevocable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrevocable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.