revise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈvaɪz/
• SAMPA: /r\I"vaIz/

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Verb

Plain form revise

Third-person singular revises

Past tense revised

Past participle revised

Present participle revising

1. When someone revises a book, a writing or something they said, it means they change it (edit it) so that it says something a little different from what it said before.

   He revised the book to have information from this year in it.

   She revised what she said so that she was not saying something bad about him.

2. (transitive & intransitive) (UK) If someone revises, they study something again to prepare for a test.

   I can't go out 'cause I have to revise for my A-levels.

Synonyms

• amend
• edit
• review
• study

Related words

• revision
• revisable
• reviser