revise
Americanverb (used with object)
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revises,
present (3rd person singular)
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revised,
past participle, past
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revising
present participle
noun
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an act of revising.
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a revised form of something; revision.
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Printing. a proof sheet taken after alterations have been made, for further examination or correction.
verb
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(tr) to change, alter, or amend
to revise one's opinion
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to reread (a subject or notes on it) so as to memorize it, esp in preparation for an examination
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(tr) to prepare a new version or edition of (a previously printed work)
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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revisabilitynoun
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revisalnoun
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revisernoun
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revisornoun
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prereviseverb (used with object)
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revisableadjective
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revisibleadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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revisesimple
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revisessimple
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have revisedperfect
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has revisedperfect
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am revisingprogressive
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are revisingprogressive
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is revisingprogressive
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have been revisingperfect progressive
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has been revisingperfect progressive
Past
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revisedsimple
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had revisedperfect
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was revisingprogressive
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were revisingprogressive
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had been revisingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of revise
First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin revīsere “to look back at, revisit,” frequentative of revidēre “to see again”; see review
Explanation
To revise means to alter or improve a preliminary draft of something, usually a text. When you want your writing to be really great, you must revise it several times until it is perfect. The word revise sounds like the related word revisit, and revising a piece of work does in fact require revisiting it. Planning out a project includes estimating how much it will cost and when it will be done. If something unforeseen happens, you might have to revise your estimates of cost and completion date. You can also use revise as a noun. Once you finish the first draft of an essay, you can begin working on the revise.
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If other ancient clusters also contain unexpectedly concentrated dark matter and display unusually advanced development, scientists may need to revise some of their basic assumptions about how quickly large cosmic structures formed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Legal developments in its India operations provide little basis to revise earnings forecasts, in the analyst’s view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Investigators therefore need to make clear that survivors can provide additional information or revise their accounts as memories emerge.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
But the Planning Commission, whose five members are appointed by San Bernardino County supervisors, ordered the geologist to revise his findings and granted the vested rights to the quarry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
There is no way of sending a faster message to overtake them and revise the previous transmission.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Caluori, whose mother Grace is a psychotherapist, regularly lists and revises his goals for the future.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The government often revises past months’ data markedly, which can impact how economists read the report.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
A document one side signs alone and revises by social media post is not an agreement; it is a memorandum of intentions.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Norwegian revises its annual fuel-cost projection to $782 per metric ton and plans to cut $125 million from its run-rate.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Not to be outdone, JB revises the bet: Okay, he says.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
In July 2025, the trust submitted revised proposals for the new emergency department at Altnagelvin to the Department of Health.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
In July, CoreWeave’s bankers revised terms of a syndicated loan sale to attract enough investors, ultimately pricing the debt at a yield above 10%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The revised population estimate also allowed scientists to calculate the scale of the demographic catastrophe that followed European colonization.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The chart plots the countries where their economic forecasts were revised upwards from January with those that were revised downwards.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Boldly, he had gone back, reanalysed Archimedes’ principle, and revised it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Beyond revising historical population figures, the study highlights the long-lasting consequences of colonization for Indigenous Australians.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
And we’re probably in version three or four at this point in terms of revising the token limits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Ukraine's embassy in Nepal said on Friday it was aware of 62 of its citizens with whom contact had been lost, revising its earlier numbers upwards by six.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
An ICE spokesperson did not respond to questions but said the agency consulted with a variety of stakeholders, including facility operators, while revising its standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
In his head he was revising the letter to Kiowa’s father.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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