- [countable] a change or set of changes to something
- He made some minor revisions to the report before printing it out.
Extra Examples- They called for revisions to the treaty.
- revisions to the plan
- an upward revision of government expenditure plans
- A revision of the budget was approved in October.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- drastic
- extensive
- …
- propose
- recommend
- suggest
- …
- revision in
- revision to
- the process of revision
- [uncountable, countable] the act of changing something, or of examining something with the intention of changing it
- The system is in need of revision.
- a revision of trading standards
- Their educational policies are due for revision.
Extra Examples- Our conclusions are always open to revision in the light of fresh evidence.
- The process of revision continued at rehearsals.
- These guidebooks require constant revision.
- The plan has recently undergone drastic revision.
- This has brought about a radical revision in the style of school management.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- drastic
- extensive
- …
- propose
- recommend
- suggest
- …
- revision in
- revision to
- the process of revision
- [uncountable] (British English) the process of learning work for an exam
- Have you started your revision yet?
- a revision class/course/timetable
Collocations EducationEducationLearning- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in (North American English) the first, second, etc. grade/(British English) year 1, 2. etc. (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (especially North American English, informal) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (especially North American English, informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2- revision for tomorrow's history exam
- I've got to do some history revision tonight.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + revision- do
- class
- course
- lesson
- …
- revision for
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French révision or late Latin revisio(n-), from the verb revisere ‘look at again’, from re- ‘again’ + visere (intensive form of videre ‘to see’).
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