revised

Everyday

1. Revised is the past form of revise: studied again, or changed to make better. tree →
2. As an adjective, revised describes something that has been changed or updated, like a revised plan or revised edition. tree →

In the lessons

School: «I revised for the test». Writing: the revised draft is better than the first. Everyday life: a revised timetable or revised price. Phrases: revised edition, revised version, revised plan, carefully revised.

Examples

• I revised hard for the maths test. tree →
• Here is my revised story. tree →
• The bus company published a revised timetable. tree →
• The revised plan includes a picnic. tree →
• She handed in the revised version of her poem. tree →
• The prices were revised after a week. tree →
• The text has been thoroughly revised and corrected by Mr J. tree →

Note

Regular past: revise + d. «Revised» as an adjective means «changed and updated», not «studied». Compare: «a revised book» (changed), not «a book that someone studied».

In Jewish tradition

It simply means changed and improved, as in everyday English.

Interpretation. Tradition says Sefer Yetzirah is very old, but scholars think it was added to over time by later writers.

Examples

• In essence the work was, doubtless, the crystallization of centuries of tradition by one writer, and it has been added to from time to time, by later authors, who have also revised it. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Regular past: revise + d. «Revised» as an adjective means «changed and updated», not «studied». Compare: «a revised book» (changed), not «a book that someone studied».