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'Revise' vs 'Revise for'



 
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'Revise' vs 'Revise for' Tue Oct 31, 2006 13:28 pm  'Revise' vs 'Revise for'
 

Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the following sounds more natural to you?

1- He has to revise his Physics exam.
2- He has to revise for his Physics exam.


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Revise Tue Oct 31, 2006 13:56 pm  Revise
 

Hi Tom,

Revise means to look at/consider again. You could revise your opinions on something/revise your outlook/views. Revise for has a special meaning as in your sentence suggesting look over some past notes/material before an exam. So you need the second sentence. This often expressed as: Do some revision for the exam

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'Revise' vs 'Revise for' Wed Nov 01, 2006 17:04 pm  'Revise' vs 'Revise for'
 

Tom wrote:
1- He has to revise his Physics exam.

That's something he should do before turning it in!
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