Revision definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

To make a revision of something that is written or something that has been decided means to make changes to it in order to improve it, make it more modern, ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'revision'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× revision (rɪvɪʒən ) Wordforms:pluralrevisions 1. variablenoun Tomakearevisionofsomethingthatiswrittenorsomethingthathasbeendecidedmeanstomakechangestoitinordertoimproveit,makeitmoremodern,ormakeitmoresuitableforaparticularpurpose. Thephaseofwritingthatisactuallymostimportantisrevision. Amajoradditiontotheearlierrevisionsofthequestionnaireisthejobrequirement exercise.[+of] Synonyms:emendation,editing,updating,correction MoreSynonymsofrevision 2. uncountablenoun[oftpossNOUN] Whenpeoplewhoarestudyingdorevision,theyreadthingsagainandmakenotesinordertoprepareforanexamination. [British]Somegirlsprefertodotheirrevisionathome. regionalnote: inAM,usereviewSynonyms:studying,cramming[informal],memorizing,swotting[British,informal] MoreSynonymsofrevision MoreSynonymsofrevision COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof revision Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'revision' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'revision' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'dugong' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency revisioninBritishEnglish (rɪˈvɪʒən ) noun1. theactorprocessofrevising 2. British theprocessofrereadingasubjectornotesonit,espinpreparationforanexamination 3. acorrectedornewversionofabook,article,etc CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency revisioninAmericanEnglish (rɪˈvɪʒən ) noun1.  act,process,orworkofrevising 2.  theresultofthis;revisedformorversion,asofabook,manuscript,etc. Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsrevisionary(reˈvisionˌary) adjectiveorreˈvisional WordoriginLLrevisio WordFrequency revisioninAmericanEnglish (rɪˈvɪʒən) noun1. theactorworkofrevising 2. aprocessofrevising 3. arevisedformorversion,asofabook Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsrevisionalorrevisionaryadjective Wordorigin[1605–15;‹LLrevīsiōn-(s.ofrevīsiō),equiv.toLrevīs(us)(seerevise)+-iōn--ion] Examplesof'revision'inasentence revision Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Wehaddecidedtotreatourselvestoonelastnightofromanticexcessbeforeknucklingdowntointerminableschedulesofhellishrevision.AlexGeorgeLOVEYOUMADLY(2002)Maybetheythoughtmyupside-downwayoflifewasarevisionstrategy.DavidCavanaghMUSICFORBOYS(2002)Itwasthefirstsignofmyfamilyhavingtheillgracetoimpugnmynocturnalrevisionstrategy.DavidCavanaghMUSICFORBOYS(2002)"Oh,it'salwaysunderrevisionorunderconsideration,angel,"shesaid.UrsulaK.LeGuinTHEBIRTHDAYOFTHEWORLD(2002) COBUILDCollocations revision  revisionprocess revisionsurgery significantrevisions substantialrevision undergoarevision upwardrevision Trendsof revision Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages revision BritishEnglish:revision /rɪˈvɪʒən/NOUNTomakearevisionofsomethingthatiswrittenorsomethingthathasbeendecidedmeanstomakechangestoitinordertoimproveit,makeitmoremodern,ormakeitmoresuitableforaparticularpurpose.Thebookisbadlyinneedofrevision.AmericanEnglish:revision /rɪˈvɪʒən/Arabic:مُرَاجَعَة BrazilianPortuguese:revisão Chinese:修改 Croatian:pregled Czech:přepracování změnaDanish:revision Dutch:revisie EuropeanSpanish:revisión Finnish:korjaaminen French:révision German:Revision Greek:αναθεώρηση Italian:revisione Japanese:修正 Korean:교정 정정하다Norwegian:revidering Polish:rewizja EuropeanPortuguese:revisão Romanian:revizuireRussian:пересмотр LatinAmericanSpanish:revisión Swedish:repetition Thai:การตรวจทานTurkish:gözdengeçirme yenidenUkrainian:перевіркаVietnamese:sựsửalại Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically revision RevisedStandardVersion RevisedVersion RevisedVersionoftheBible revision revisionprocess revisionsurgery revisional AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'R' Relatedtermsof revision upwardrevision downwardrevision revisionprocess revisionsurgery substantialrevision Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofrevisionfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 council or counsel?Whichversioniscorrect?Thecitycouncilhasvotedalmostunanimouslyinfavouroftheproposal.Thecitycounselhasvotedalmostunanimouslyinfavouroftheproposal.gamble or gambol?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. gamble gambolTheyarenotpreparedto theircareers.gave or given?Whichversioniscorrect?Shegavemeafondsmile.Shegivenmeafondsmile.canvas or canvass?Whichversioniscorrect?I'mgoingouttocanvasfortheConservativeparty.I'mgoingouttocanvassfortheConservativeparty.complement or compliment?Whichversioniscorrect?Hehasneverpaidmeacomplement.Hehasneverpaidmeacompliment.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Mar03,2022 Wordoftheday dugong awhalelikesirenianmammal,Dugongdugon,occurringinshallowtropicalwatersfromEAfricatoAustralia:familyDugongidae SEEFULLDEFINITION SEEPREVIOUSWORDS Signupforournewsletter Getthelatestnewsandgainaccesstoexclusiveupdatesandoffers Signmeup LatestWordSubmissions candlestickchart Feb28,2022 hotwar Feb28,2022 nerdview Feb28,2022 deformationprofe... 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Readmore Scrabblescorefor'revision':11 QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 soar or sore?Whichversioniscorrect?Thepriceofgaswillsoar.Thepriceofgaswillsore.steal or steel?Whichversioniscorrect?Thefrontwallismadeofsteal.Thefrontwallismadeofsteel.cannon or canon?Whichversioniscorrect?Hehadtoreadacannonofliterarytexts.Hehadtoreadacanonofliterarytexts.ewe or yew?Whichversioniscorrect?Hehadnomemoryofaewetreeinthegrounds.Hehadnomemoryofayewtreeinthegrounds.conker or conquer?Whichversioniscorrect?Theconkerseasonishereagain.Theconquerseasonishereagain.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview WorldHearingDay Thursday3MarchisWorldHearingDay.Thisisanannualeventtopromoteawarenessofhearinglossandadvocateformeasurestoavoidit. 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