revise

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French & French réviser or Latin revisare, from re- + visare ‘examine’, frequentative of videre ‘see’.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to revise

Third person singular
revises

Simple past
revised

Past participle
revised

Present participle
revising

to revise (third-person singular simple present revises, present participle revising, simple past and past participle revised)

  1. (obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on
  2. To review, alter and amend, especially of written material
    This statute should be revised.
  3. (British, New Zealand) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination
    I should be revising for my exam in a few days.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
revise

Plural
revises

revise (plural revises)

  1. A review or a revision.
  2. (printing) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

revise (infinitive: revisar)

  1. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of revisar.
  2. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of revisar.
  3. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of revisar.