revise Význam & definícia

Význam revise v slovenčine

• 0 to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it:

  • His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him.

  • His publishers made him revise his manuscript three times.

• 1 to study again something you have already learned, in preparation for an exam:

  • We're revising (algebra) for the test tomorrow.

• 2 to change or correct something, esp. a piece of writing:

  • [ T ] With the final exam, you don’t revise it after the teacher reads it.

• 3 to change an amount or value in order to make it more accurate:

  • The Labor Department announced it had revised the August numbers to show that the economy gained 89,000 jobs that month.

  • Advisers have revised their estimate of its likely stock market value, from £5.4bn to £5.8bn.

  • The biggest drop in the global figures came from revising the figure for India downward, which was done in July.

  • revise sth down/up Eurozone inflation in November has been revised up from 1.8% to 1.9%.

• 4 to make changes to a plan, system, or law in order to improve it:

  • As a result of recent analysis, the performance measurement system is currently being revised.

  • The Department of Agriculture is expected to revise its proposals concerning regulatory changes.

  • revise a law/a rule/legislation Legislation to revise the laws on corporate lawsuits was blocked last night in the Senate.

• 5 to make changes to a book, document, etc. in order to improve it, correct mistakes, or make it contain the most recent information:

  • This third edition has been completely updated and revised.