German word

revidieren

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁeviˈdiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbrevise

Example

Ich revidiere meinen Bericht.

I am revising my report.

Illustration for revidieren (revise)

More examples

Nach Diskussionen mit dem Team revidiere ich den Plan.

After discussions with the team, I revise the plan.

Core concept

An editor checks a report for unclear passages and formally corrects the parts that need changes.

Common phrases

  • eine Meinung revidieren

    revise an opinion

  • den Plan revidieren

    revise the plan

Similar words

überprüfen: Formally verify that information or a procedure is correct.
redigieren: Polish wording and expression to make a text easier to read.
korrigieren: Find and correct errors or mistakes.
überarbeiten: Improve a text or its content by making necessary changes.

Definition in German

Fehler oder unklare Stellen in einem Text prüfen und gegebenenfalls formell korrigieren.

Word origin

German revidieren comes from Latin revidere, meaning to look at again, and is related to English revise through the same Latin root.

Usage tips

  • Revidieren is formal and suits documents, rules, and reports; everyday speech often uses nochmals durchsehen or ueberpruefen instead.

Other meanings

  • correctverb
  • inspectverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Revisionrevisionnoun
  • revidiertrevisedadjective

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