Academic / B1

ri-VYZ/rɪˈvaɪz/

In UK school and exam English, revise means study again before a test: revise for finals; revise biology; a revise-and-check night. US English uses review for that sense. Revise can also mean change a text (revise the draft); revision is the noun. Do not confuse it with reverse (go backwards) or with visor. IELTS candidates revise vocabulary in short, repeated sessions.

Meaning

To study again something you have learned, especially before an exam (UK).

Examples

• “I need to revise biology before Friday’s mock exam.”
• “Revise the bar chart language the night before Academic Task 1.”
• “The committee revised the safety rules after the inspection.”

Good to know

UK exams: revise for / revise + subject. US exam twin: review. Also: revise a draft (change it). Noun: revision. Not reverse.

Near in meaning

review

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