Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense revises, present participle revising, past tense, past participle revised
1. verb
If you revise the way you think about something, you adjust your thoughts, usually in order to make them better or more suited to how things are.
He soon came to revise his opinion of the profession. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: change, review, modify, reconsider More Synonyms of revise
2. verb
If you revise a price, amount, or estimate, you change it to make it more fair, realistic, or accurate.
Some of their prices were higher than their competitors' so they revised their pricesaccordingly. [VERB noun]
It was right that estimates were revised when new information became available. [VERB noun]
3. verb
When you revise an article, a book, a law, or a piece of music, you change it in order to improve it, make it more modern, or make it more suitable for a particular purpose.
Three editors handled the work of revising the articles for publication. [VERB noun + for]
The staff should work together to revise the school curriculum. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: edit, correct, alter, update More Synonyms of revise
4. verb
When you revisefor an examination, you read things again and make notes in order to be prepared for the examination.
[British]
I have to revise for maths. [VERB + for]
I'd better skip the party and stay at home to revise. [VERB]
regional note: in AM, use review
Synonyms: study, go over, run through, cram [informal] More Synonyms of revise
revise in British English
(rɪˈvaɪz)
verb
1. (transitive)
to change, alter, or amend
to revise one's opinion
2. British
to reread (a subject or notes on it) so as to memorize it, esp in preparation for an examination
3. (transitive)
to prepare a new version or edition of (a previously printed work)
noun
4.
the act, process, or result of revising; revision
Derived forms
revisable (reˈvisable)
adjective
revisal (reˈvisal)
noun
reviser (reˈviser)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin revīsere to look back at, from re- + vīsere to inspect, from vidēre to see; see review, visit
revise in American English
(rɪˈvaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: reˈvised or reˈvising
1.
to read over carefully and correct, improve, or update where necessary
to revise a manuscript, a revised edition of a book
2.
to change or amend
to revise tax rates
noun
3.
a revising or a revised form of something; revision
4. Printing
a proof taken after corrections have been made, for looking over or correcting again
Derived forms
revisal (reˈvisal)
noun
reviser (reˈviser)
noun or reˈvisor
Word origin
Fr reviser < L revisere < re-, back + visere, to survey, freq. of videre, to see: see vision
Examples of 'revise' in a sentence
revise
These will then align with the revised figures reported to HMRC on the corporation tax return.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It is a safe bet that it will be revised upwards again.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We need to revise our ideas about the relationships between the two concepts.
de Haan, Willem The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition (1989)
It sold so well that there was a revised edition.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He revised his opinion when the party took to sea.
Ziegler, Philip King Edward VIII - The Official Biography (1990)
Growth forecasts may have to be revised again.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The school said in the documentary that it had since revised its policy about speakers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But maybe people who saw us here will revise that opinion.
The Sun (2007)
He will be spared the embarrassment of having to present upwardly revised borrowing forecasts and lower growth projections.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Those who ridiculed that comment as the bitter parting shot of an ageing former employee are revising their opinion now.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The revised figures did something else.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some economists expect the figure to be revised up, though only by a few percentage points.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The low point was revising for exams again, but it was satisfying to pass them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What about the revising chamber: would laws not be scrutinised any more?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Before that triumph, the dramatist had nervously revised the play again and again.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Still, what is the electric dream about if not revising your thinking and changing your habits?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A revised edition is coming out shortly.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
While that had led the company to change its position somewhat, the workers had voted to reject the revised offer.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Only last week the airline averted what would have been the first strike by its pilots in its history after a revised pay offer was accepted.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
GARDENING is set to be included in a revised national curriculum that will also require that schoolchildren be taught to cook.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The drive against political correctness includes plans to revise the curriculum for primary and secondary pupils to correct a perceived bias towards left-wing thinking.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
More detailed GDP data will be released next week when the headline figure could be revised.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The figure was accompanied by an upwardly revised 5.4 per cent increase in November.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
For angry parents, lobbying the education secretary to revise the national curriculum or look again at the right ages for national testing might be reasonable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The big motor manufacturers are likely to use the figures and revised forecasts to increase pressure on the Government to give targeted help to the industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
revise
British English: revise /rɪˈvaɪz/ VERB
If you revise something, you alter it in order to make it better or more accurate.
I have revised my opinion of him.
American English: revise
Arabic: يُراجِعُ
Brazilian Portuguese: revisar
Chinese: 修订
Croatian: promijeniti
Czech: přepracovat
Danish: revidere
Dutch: herzien
European Spanish: revisar
Finnish: muuttaa suunnitella uudelleen
French: réviser corriger
German: revidieren
Greek: αναθεωρώ
Italian: rivedere
Japanese: 修正する
Korean: 수정하다
Norwegian: revidere
Polish: przeglądnąć
European Portuguese: rever
Romanian: a revizui
Russian: пересматривать
Latin American Spanish: revisar
Swedish: repetera
Thai: ทบทวน
Turkish: gözden geçirmek yeniden
Ukrainian: переглядати
Vietnamese: sửa lại
Chinese translation of 'revise'
revise
(rɪˈvaɪz)
vt
(= alter, adapt)
[manuscript, article]修改 (xiūgǎi)
[opinion, attitude]修正 (xiūzhèng)
[procedure]改进(進) (gǎijìn)
(= study) 复(復)习(習) (fùxí)
vi
(= study) (Brit) 复(復)习(習) (fùxí)
revised edition修订(訂)本 (xiūdìngběn)
1 (verb)
Definition
to change or alter
He soon came to revise his opinion.
Synonyms
change
They should change the law to make it illegal to own replica weapons.
review
The next day we reviewed the previous day's work.
modify
They agreed to modify their recruitment policy.
reconsider
We want you to reconsider your decision to resign.
We urge you to reconsider.
re-examine
They will also have to re-examine their expectations.
2 (verb)
Definition
to prepare a new edition of (a previously printed work)
Three editors handled revising the articles.
Synonyms
edit
The publisher has the right to edit the book once it has been written.
correct
You may need surgery to correct the problem.
alter
They have never altered their programmes.
update
an updated edition of the book
amend
The committee put forward proposals to amend the penal system.
rewrite
students rewrite their papers and submit them
revamp
rework
redo
rebrand
emend
3 (verb)
Definition
to read (something) several times in order to learn it in preparation for an examination
I have to revise maths tonight.
Synonyms
study
The rehearsals make it difficult for her to study for her law exams.
go over
run through
cram (informal)
She was cramming hard for her exam.
memorize
reread
swot up on (British, informal)
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Synonyms of 'revise'
revise
Explore 'revise' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cram
Definition
to study hard just before an examination
She was cramming hard for her exam.
Synonyms
study,
revise,
swot (informal),
bone up (informal),
grind,
con,
swot up,
mug up (slang)
in the sense of modify
Definition
to change or alter slightly
They agreed to modify their recruitment policy.
Synonyms
change,
reform,
vary,
convert,
transform,
alter,
adjust,
adapt,
revise,
remodel,
rework,
tweak (informal),
reorganize,
recast,
reshape,
redo,
refashion
in the sense of re-examine
Definition
to inspect or investigate again
They will also have to re-examine their expectations.
Synonyms
reconsider,
review,
take a fresh look at,
re-analyse,
re-appraise,
work over again
in the sense of reconsider
Definition
to think about again, with a view to changing one's policy or course of action
We want you to reconsider your decision to resign.We urge you to reconsider.