revising

verb form (revise, revises, revised, revising)

«revising» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland) Revising means studying again what you have learned before, to get ready for a test or exam. tree →
Revising also means changing and improving a piece of writing, a plan or an idea. tree →

In the lessons

Used at school: revising for spelling tests and exams (in the USA "reviewing" or "studying"). In writing lessons: plan, draft, revise, edit, publish — revising makes the writing better. Phrase: "revising for".

Examples

I am revising for my maths test. tree →
She spent the weekend revising her times tables. tree →
Revise your story to make it more exciting. tree →
We are revising fractions this week. tree →
After revising his plan, he started again. tree →
Revising a little every day works better than cramming. tree →

Note

-ing form of "revise" (drop the e). Noun: revision. In the USA "revise" mostly means change writing; "review" means study again.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «revising» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«revising» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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