revisionre‧vi‧sion /rɪˈvɪʒən/ ●○○ AWL noun 
The judge wants to see a revision of the procedures.revision to I’m making some revisions to the book for the new edition.2[countable] a piece of writing that has been improved and corrected3[uncountable] British English the work of studying facts again in order to learn them: I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- How is your history revision going?
- I've written the article, but it needs a lot of revision.
- I can't come out tonight - I've got a lot of revision to do.
- Make sure your revisions are improvements, not just changes.
- The book went through several revisions before the publisher was finally satisfied with it.
- The city's general development plan is undergoing revision.
- These amendments constitute the most significant revision of U.S. asylum law since the Refugee Act of 1980.
- A revision to the financing element is expected in the next cou ple of years.
- In every pedagogical grammar, there should be a plan for systematic revision of previously taught material.
- In order that the scheme remains popular, it is vital that revision is conducted with regard to users' needs.
- It is a decision that may require continual revision.
- Others need several revisions to their surgeries, and develop painful masses of scar tissue.
- Seventeen times, revision after revision, it kept coming back.
- The second dimension implies the need for self-conscious implementation of equal opportunities and the questioning and revision of routine practices.
Longman Language Activatora change made in order to improve something
· We need some changes if we are going to make this company successful.· I can't get used to all these changes.change to · He hates all changes to his routine.· The computers will record any changes to the system.change in · We are working to bring about changes in the laws concerning the rights of children.make a change · The producer wants to make some changes to the script before we get the director on board.big/major change · Labor Secretary Lynn Martin recommended major changes in the management operations of the company.
a change made to something, especially a small change which makes it different but not completely different: · I've sent the suit to a tailor for alterations.alteration to: · We're having some alterations made to our house.minor alterations (=small changes): · Your essay looks fine -- I've suggested one or two minor alterations here and there in the margin.
a change made to a system, especially a political system, in order to improve it or make it more fair: · Feminists sought legal reforms to ensure that women had genuinely equal opportunities.economic/educational/welfare etc reform: · The Socialists have promised a programme of radical political and economic reform.reform in: · Reforms in agriculture, although slow, are beginning to have an impact.reform of: · the reform of local governmentradical reform: · The revival in the island's economy has come about because of radical reforms introduced over the past three years.
the process of changing something, especially a piece of writing, by correcting it or including new information: · I've written the article, but it needs a lot of revision.· The book went through several revisions before the publisher was finally satisfied with it.revision of/to: · These amendments constitute the most significant revision of U.S. asylum law since the Refugee Act of 1980.
a situation in which a lot of changes are very quickly made in a system, company, or organization in order to make it more effective: · The department has not performed well and is badly in need of a shake-up.shake-up of: · The Administration is planning a thorough shake-up of the welfare system.
a complete change in the way a system or a group of people is organized: · The company is bringing in a team of consultants to oversee the reorganization.reorganization of: · Next came the total reorganization of the Mexican Attorney General's Office.
the work that you do when you study something all the work that someone does when they are a student at school or university: · My uncle asked me how I was enjoying my studies.· James interrupted his studies to travel around Europe for a year.· She plans to continue her studies at Colgate in the fall.
work that a school student is given to do during free time, not during lessons: · Don't you kids have any homework?· Mrs Burgess gives more homework than the other teachers.do your homework: · Go to your room and do your math homework before you start watching TV.
all the work that a student has to do as part of a course of study, but not the examinations: · The diploma requires 30 hours of coursework.· Half of the marks are for the exam, and half are for coursework.
British when you read books, notes etc in order to prepare for an examination that you are going to do: · How is your history revision going?do revision: · I can't come out tonight - I've got a lot of revision to do.
a piece of work, especially one that includes a written report, that involves studying a particular subject in order to find out more about it: · Recent studies have shown that women find it harder than men to give up smoking.study on: · Berne has published a review of studies on sex education programs in public schools.study of: · Our comparative study of political culture includes five democracies.do/conduct/carry out a study: · We're doing a study into how much time people spend watching television each day.
careful, detailed work that you do in order to discover new information or produce new ideas about a particular subject: · Recent research has shown that human language is much older than we previously thought.research into: · More research is needed into the ways in which this virus is spread.research on: · He hopes that his book will inspire more research on alcoholism.scientific/historical/clinical etc research: · There is no scientific research to back up the company's claims.do/conduct/carry out research: · She's doing research into the connection between crime and poverty.· Many of the questions can be answered without carrying out any new research.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I’m making some revisions to the book for the new edition. I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I’m making some revisions to the book for the new edition. I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam. British English:· I have to do my exam revision this weekend.
· I need to find somewhere quiet to do some examination revision.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· A possible downward revision However, the scale of the projected growth continued to be questioned.
· Barr's schema was provisional, and although he did later rework the plan he made no major revisions.· This stimulus lasted until the Finance Act of 1973 which introduced a major revision of the system of corporation tax.· The mechanisms for distributing the Funds were also subject to major revisions and these became effective on 1 January 1989.· It was the first major and comprehensive revision of investor protection legislation since the mid-1930's.
· In power, the second part of the programme usually needed radical revision.· This feature is of particular interest if a radical revision is suggested by the evaluation.· Before very long the view of Rhee's helpful conduct was to undergo radical revision.· The traditional ways of supporting the Three Pillars of Britain's grand strategy would need radical revision.· I don't quite know what I did to deserve this radical revision in status.· However, they do not expect any radical revision to emerge in the run-up to legislation.· Yet the concept of self-advocacy and the parallel emergence of normalisation, demand a radical revision of professional roles and approaches.
· A score of seven or less suggests the need for a substantial revision of Goal 3.· The draft represented a substantial revision of the 1980 Constitution.· Although a compromise, it still contained substantial revisions.· In the event of substantial revision being necessary to the manuscripts, we reserve the right to revise this royalty figure.
VERB· However, I think that this ought to include a revision of the names of all the elementary particles.· All of them helped write the report, including revisions.
· Also, new data still often lead to significant revisions.
· All plans need revision from time to time and difficulties arise in reading the networks after several such changes.· Others need several revisions to their surgeries, and develop painful masses of scar tissue.· The traditional ways of supporting the Three Pillars of Britain's grand strategy would need radical revision.· Did Purcell start with this because it needed revision and transposition before it could be published?· You need an active revision system which allows you to adjust your knowledge to different questions.· Discussions with experts and interested bodies will be needed with possible consequent revision of 1. 3.· When our experiments stop making sense we should go back to these assumptions to see whether they need revision.
· Another proposed revision would prohibit gun owners from keeping their weapons at home.
· It is a decision that may require continual revision.· Other groups of plants require a thorough revision before we can be sure of the proper name for the species.
· The other chapters have undergone a thorough revision, modernising of the content and retaining the clarity of the earlier edition.· Before very long the view of Rhee's helpful conduct was to undergo radical revision.· Since then his doctrines have undergone significant revisions.· Smith says Coleman's opinions were final and never underwent revision.
WORD FAMILYnounrevisionverbrevise
1[countable, uncountable] the process of changing something in order to improve it by correcting it or including new information or ideasrevision of The judge wants to see a revision of the procedures.revision to I’m making some revisions to the book for the new edition.2[countable] a piece of writing that has been improved and corrected3[uncountable] British English the work of studying facts again in order to learn them: I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam.