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revising

revising is the present participle and gerund of revise.

Meaning of revise

Verb

revise (third-person singular simple present revises, present participle revising, simple past and past participle revised)

  1. To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
    • This statute should be revised.
    Synonyms:
    overhaul
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
    • I've only just begun to revise for my exams.
    Synonyms:
    review
  3. (obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.

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Phrases with revising

Questions about revising

What is revising the present participle and gerund of?
Revising is the present participle and gerund of revise.

Words near revising in the dictionary

  1. revisership
  2. reviserships
  3. revises
  4. revises one's priors
  5. reviseth
  6. revising
  7. revising barrister
  8. revising barristers
  9. revising one's priors
  10. revisingly
  11. revision

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Adapted from Wiktionary: revising (page history and authors); revise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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