revision

«revision» in Mova's school dictionary: going over what you learned before so that you remember… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (revision, revisions)

meaning for a pupil

1) Revision is going over what you learned before so that you remember it well, often before a test (a word used mostly in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in the USA people say «review»). tree →

2) A revision is a change made to improve a piece of writing or a plan: a revision of my story. tree →

sense in the lessons

a set of review problems from earlier lessons («First, a little revision of what we learned before: Adding within 20»); in revision the problems are mixed, so each one must be read on its own; in writing lessons, revising a draft to make it better

examples

• First, a little revision of what we learned before: Adding within 20. tree →
• Today's lesson: Revision: which operation? tree →
• In revision, read each problem and choose the operation. tree →
• We did some revision before the spelling test. tree →
• Revision helps you remember your times tables. tree →
• My story needs a few revisions before I hand it in. tree →
• The teacher gave us a revision sheet for the holidays. tree →

note

Carries no operation clue; mixed problems follow, so each one must be read on its own. Verb «revise» (revise for a test; revise a story). Uncountable when it means studying (some revision); countable when it means a change (two revisions).

In the corpora

• Making a revision plan with AI is a good use, as long as you then follow the plan yourself.
• Worrying more does not make revision work better.
• Revision games and quizzes are real practice, and they make it less stressful.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «revision» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.