revise
verb (used with object)
to amend or alter.
am revising
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present progressiveof revise (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am revising the way I talk about myself,” she nods.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2017
She put the letter in the manuscript of the last chapter but one of her book, which I am revising for her.
From The Lion's Share by Arnold Bennett
This thousand he now sets about providing by his own industry, poor man; I am revising the American copy in these days; the printer is to proceed forthwith.
From The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I by Thomas Carlyle
Toward the end of March, to Baumgaertner: "The Apology is still in press; for I am revising it entirely and extending it."
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente
I am revising my English History for a final edition.
From The Life of Froude by Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield) Paul
