revision

revision
noun
1 making changes
ADJECTIVE
complete, drastic, extensive, fundamental, major, radical, substantial, thorough
minor
constant
final
latest, recent
downward, upward

an upward revision of government expenditure plans

policy, treaty (esp. BrE)
VERB + REVISION
propose, recommend, suggest
call for, demand

They called for revisions to the treaty.

be open to, be subject to

Our conclusions are always open to revision in the light of fresh evidence.

need, require

These guidebooks require constant revision.

undergo

The plan has recently undergone drastic revision.

announce, approve

A revision of the budget was approved in October.

lead to, result in
complete, make, undertake
PREPOSITION
revision in

This has brought about a radical revision in the style of school management.

revision to

revisions to the plan

PHRASES
the process of revision

The process of revision continued at rehearsals.

2 (BrE) studying ⇨ See also ↑review
VERB + REVISION
do

I've got to do some history revision tonight.

REVISION + NOUN
class, course, lesson
question
PREPOSITION
revision for

revision for tomorrow's history exam


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  • révision — [ revizjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1298; lat. revisio 1 ♦ Action de réviser (un texte, un énoncé); modification (de règles juridiques) pour les mettre en harmonie avec les circonstances. Révision de la Constitution. Spécialt Révision d une doctrine politique.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Revision — Revision, als Verb revidieren, (übersetzt „Rückschau“ oder „Überprüfung“ von lat. re „wieder, zurück“ und videre „ansehen“) steht u. a. für Folgendes: Revision (Recht), Rechtsmittel zur Überprüfung eines gerichtlichen Urteils oder die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Revision — Révision Voir « révision » sur le Wiktionnaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • revisión — sustantivo femenino 1. Acción y resultado de revisar: Tengo que pasar la revisión del coche. El Gobierno ha hecho una revisión de las estimaciones de la inflación. 2. Examen médico: revisión ginecológica. revisión médica. Sinónimo: reconocimiento …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • revision — Revision. s. f. Action par laquelle on revoit, on examine de nouveau. Il ne se dit guere qu en matiere de compte & de procez. Revision de compte. demander la revision d un procez. il avoit esté condamné, mais il a obtenu des lettres de revision …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Revision — Re*vi sion, n. [F. r[ e]vision, L. revisio.] 1. The act of revising; re[ e]xamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is made by revising.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • revision — I (corrected version) noun corrected edition, current edition, emendatio, improved version, improvement, new edition, rescript, revised edition, rewrite, updated version II (process of correcting) noun alteration, change, correcting, editing,… …   Law dictionary

  • ReVision — ReVision: A Journal of Consciousness and Transformation is a peer reviewed interdisciplinary quarterly journal issued by Heldref Publications. Topics covered include religion and spirituality, consciousness studies, psychology, philosophy,… …   Wikipedia

  • revision — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. revision, from L.L. revisionem (nom. revisio) a seeing again, from L. revisus, pp. of revidere (see REVISE (Cf. revise)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • revisión — (Del lat. revisĭo, ōnis). 1. f. Acción de revisar. 2. Mil. Comprobación, en cada año de los siguientes al respectivo reemplazo, de las excepciones y exenciones variables del servicio militar. ☛ V. recurso de revisión …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Revision — (v. lat.), 1) nochmalige Durchsicht, Durchmusterung; 2) Buchtitel für Werke, in denen eine umfassende Übersicht über ein ganzes wissenschaftliches Feld gegeben werden soll; 3) im gemeinen Civilproceß ein nicht devolulives Rechtsmittel, welches… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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