revisit
gb/ɹivˈɪzɪt/ us/ɹivˈɪzɪt/
B2
Engels
~ 8300
Betekenissen
0 betekenissen
Werkwoord
B2
action
1
consider or discuss again
To look at an idea, plan, or decision again and think about it one more time, often to change it.
Gebruikspatroon:
to revisit [a decision/plan/idea/topic]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse "revisit" with "revise". "Revisit" means to look at a decision, idea, or topic again, while "revise" usually means to change or correct a text or plan. Another mistake is saying "revisit again" or "revisit back", which is redundant because "re-" already means "again".
Synoniemen
reconsider (Stresses thinking carefully again before deciding; slightly more common in everyday speech.)
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review (Focuses on checking something again in detail, often more systematic or formal.)
Antoniemen
finalize (Means to make something final so it is no longer open to being revisited.)
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stick with (Informal; means to keep the same decision or plan without looking at it again.)
Woordcombinaties
revisit a decision
|revisit a plan
|revisit an idea
|revisit a topic
|revisit a strategy
|revisit an assumption
Thema's
business
|education
|daily life
|communication
|work
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- We should revisit this decision after we see next quarter’s results.
- The committee agreed to revisit the policy in six months.
- I’d like to revisit the budget proposal before we present it to the board.
- The teacher asked the class to revisit their first drafts and make improvements.
- Let’s revisit this topic at the end of the meeting, once we have more information.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- We will revisit the plan next week.
- The manager wants to revisit the rules for working from home.
- Please revisit your answer and check the numbers.
- The company may revisit its prices if sales are low.
- The students revisited their essays and fixed the mistakes.
Werkwoord
B2
action
2
visit a place again
To visit a place one more time after an earlier visit.
Gebruikspatroon:
to revisit [a place]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may say "visit again" instead of "revisit". This is not wrong, but "revisit" is more concise and natural in writing. Avoid saying "revisit again" because it repeats the idea of "again" twice.
Synoniemen
return to (More general and common; can be used for places, topics, or states, not only physical visits.)
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go back to (Informal, very common in speech; emphasizes the act of going back rather than the idea of a repeated visit.)
Antoniemen
leave (Means to go away from a place, without the idea of coming back again.)
Woordcombinaties
revisit a city
|revisit my hometown
|revisit the scene
|revisit the site
|revisit old haunts
|revisit childhood places
Thema's
travel
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- I’d love to revisit Paris now that I’m older.
- She plans to revisit her hometown for the first time in twenty years.
- The detectives decided to revisit the crime scene the next morning.
- We revisited the park where we first met.
- He revisited several key sites from his childhood vacation.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I want to revisit London next summer.
- We revisited the museum to see the new show.
- They revisited the beach where they got married.
- She will revisit her old school during the holiday.
- The police revisited the house to ask more questions.
Werkwoord
C1
action
3
return to earlier creative material
To use ideas, stories, or style from an old book, film, song, etc. again in a new work.
Gebruikspatroon:
to revisit [a theme/story/style/character]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes think this sense always means to make an exact copy of the old work. In creative contexts, "revisit" usually suggests returning to old material but changing or updating it in some way.
Synoniemen
rework (Stresses changing and reshaping existing material, not just returning to it.)
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return to (More general; does not always imply a new creative version, just going back to something.)
Antoniemen
break new ground (An idiomatic opposite in creative contexts, meaning to do something completely new instead of returning to old material.)
Woordcombinaties
revisit a theme
|revisit a character
|revisit an earlier style
|revisit familiar material
|revisit classic songs
|revisit old ideas
Thema's
art
|media
|entertainment
|arts_entertainment
Voorbeelden
- In her latest novel, the author revisits the themes of loss and identity.
- The director revisits familiar characters from his earlier films.
- On this album, the band revisits the raw sound of their early work.
- The documentary revisits the events of 1989 with newly discovered footage.
- The exhibition revisits modernist ideas through a contemporary lens.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The movie revisits a story from the 1990s.
- In this book, the writer revisits an old character.
- The singer revisits her early songs in a new style.
- The TV show revisits a famous crime from history.
- The artist revisits the same theme many times.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
C1
event
4
an instance of returning again
A time when you go back to a place, idea, or experience and look at it again.
Gebruikspatroon:
a revisit to [a place/topic/period]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may not realize that "revisit" can be used as a noun in modern reviews and descriptions (for example, about films or books). It is less common than the verb and usually appears in written media, often with a modifier like "nostalgic" or "fun".
Synoniemen
return (Very general; can mean coming back in many ways, not always with the idea of looking closely again.)
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re-examination (More formal and analytical; focuses on careful study rather than the simple act of going back.)
Antoniemen
departure (Describes moving away or doing something new instead of going back to earlier material or experiences.)
Woordcombinaties
a nostalgic revisit
|a welcome revisit
|a brief revisit
|a revisit to the past
|a revisit to familiar ground
|a revisit of old themes
Thema's
daily life
|media
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- The film is an enjoyable revisit of the classic superhero story.
- For me, the trip was a sentimental revisit to my childhood.
- His latest book feels like a revisit to ideas he explored in the 1990s.
- The special episode is a fun revisit of the show’s first season.
- This project became an unexpected revisit to an old passion.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The movie is a fun revisit of an old story.
- Our holiday was a happy revisit to our first home.
- The article is a short revisit of this topic.
- For her, the concert was a revisit to her teenage years.
- The show is a nice revisit to the band’s early music.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
revisit
IPA
GB/ɹivˈɪzɪt/
US/ɹivˈɪzɪt/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
re - vis - it (3 lettergrepen)
Stress on 2nd syllable (vis)
Woordvormen
Verb
- Base: revisit
- 3rd Person Singular: revisits
- Present Participle: revisiting
- Past: revisited
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