All 5 Uses of
revise
in
Atonement, by Ian McEwan
- She should also put on some flat-soled shoes in case Briony had gone all the way to the river ...And so Emily lay back against the pillows for another several minutes, her creature having slunk away, and patiently planned, and revised her plans, and refined an order for them.†
Chpt 1revised = changed
- Soon, it was the action itself that absorbed her, and the newspaper report which she revised to the rhythm of her swipes.†
Chpt 1
- Elsewhere, strewn between the revision notes, landscape gardening and anatomy piles, were various letters and cards: unpaid battels, letters from tutors and friends congratulating him on his first, which he still took pleasure in rereading, and others mildly querying his next step.†
Chpt 1revision = a change; or a changed version
- That notion was due for revision.†
Chpt 1 *
- It's the revisions to the Statement Relating to Defense.†
Chpt 1revisions = changes; or changed versions
Definitions:
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(1)
(revise) to change (and hopefully improve) -- most frequently to improve a written document, but it can be any intentional change such as a change in an estimated amount, a plan, or a series of procedures
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In the UK, revise can also mean to review material previously studied to prepare for a test.