revise

/ri'vaiz/

Thân thiện

A student sits at a desk to revise her essay before class.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To make changes to something in order to correct or improve it: The core meaning involves altering or amending something, typically written material, to make it more accurate, effective, or up-to-date.
   • To study material again in preparation for an examination: In an educational context, it means to re-examine and re-learn information to prepare for a test.

2. Noun:

   • The act or process of making revisions: A less common usage referring to the action of revising or a revised version itself.

Usage Examples

• Verb (To amend):
  • The author asked the editor to revise the manuscript before publication.
  • After receiving feedback, I need to revise my essay.
• Verb (To study again):
  • I must revise all my notes for the history exam tomorrow.
  • She spent the weekend revising for her final exams.
• Noun:
  • The final revise of the document is due by Friday. (This usage is less frequent).

Advanced Usage

• "to revise one's opinion": to change one's opinion after considering new information.
  • After hearing the full story, I had to revise my opinion of him.
• "to revise upwards/downwards": to adjust a figure, estimate, or forecast to a higher or lower value.
  • The company revised its profit forecast downwards due to market conditions.

Variants and Related Words

• Revision (n): The process or result of revising.
  • The book is in its third revision.
• Reviser / Revisor (n): A person who revises.
  • She worked as a reviser for a legal publisher.

Synonyms

• Amend: To make minor improvements or corrections.
• Alter: To change in character or composition.
• Review: To examine or assess something formally (often overlaps with the study meaning).
• Edit: To prepare written material for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Revise for: To study in preparation for a specific test or subject.
  • I need to revise for my chemistry test.
• Revise down/up: To adjust a numerical estimate (see "Advanced Usage").

Related Idioms

• Revise and resubmit: A formal instruction, often from a publisher or journal, asking for changes to a document before it can be accepted.
  • The journal's decision on my paper was "revise and resubmit".

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of rewriting something

Verb

1. revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
   • We must retool the town's economy
2. make revisions in
   • revise a thesis

Từ đồng nghĩa

• revision
• revisal
• rescript
• retool