Meaning

4 senses
  1. The process of revising:

    (countable, uncountable)The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.

    Wiederholung, Überarbeitung

    повторе́ниеpovtorénije, пересмо́трperesmótr, реви́зияrevízija

    повто́ренняpovtórennja

  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable)The action or process of reviewing something previously learned, especially one′s notes in preparation for a test or examination.

    All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks!

  3. (countable)A changed edition, or new version; a modification.

    перерабо́ткаpererabótka, исправле́ниеispravlénije, пересмо́тренное изда́ниеperesmótrennoje izdánije

  4. (countable)A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author.

    A revision story

More definitions
  • the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
  • the act of rewriting something
  • something that has been written again

Examples

29 sentences
  1. He advocates a revision of the rules.

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  2. There is an urgent need for revisions.

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  3. Please put sticky notes on any parts that need revision.

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  4. It seemed obvious to me the plan needed a few revisions.

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  5. It seemed obvious to me that the plan needed a few revisions.

    deEs erschien mir deutlich, dass der Plan einige Verbesserungen nötig hatte.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of revising:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of revising:
changed edition:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of revising:

Origin

Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.

Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.

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Forms

plural: revisions
Singularrevision
Pluralrevisions

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
New Zealand: reviewing something previously learned:reviewA1
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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