revision B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ UK /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #24633 Meanings 1 noun The act of changing or improving something to make it better or more correct. The plan needed a major revision before it was approved. 2 noun A new or changed version of something. This is the third revision of the report. 3 noun The act of studying again before an exam. She spent the weekend doing revision for her history test. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of changing or... alteration 2 noun · a new or changed version of... rewrite Word family Forms revisions Derived forms nonrevisionprerevisionrevisional Related forms reviewrevisalreviserevisionaryrevisionist Common collocations drastic revision Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō. révision French revīsiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # revision **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 24633 ## Meanings 1. The act of changing or improving something to make it better or more correct. 2. A new or changed version of something. 3. The act of studying again before an exam. ## Examples - The plan needed a major revision before it was approved. - This is the third revision of the report. - She spent the weekend doing revision for her history test. ## Derived Forms - nonrevision - prerevision - revisional ## Related Forms - review - revisal - revise - revisionary - revisionist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: révision - Root: revīsiō ## Etymology Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō. ## AI Etymology Revision is borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō. Modern senses include the act of changing or improving something to make it better or more correct. and a new or changed version of something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrevision, prerevision, and revisional and related forms such as review, revisal, revise, and revisionary. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown