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to revisit

to revisit

72 3.7
To return to an idea or topic to think about it again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈvɪzɪt/
translation icon : reexaminar
  • After receiving feedback, she decided to revisit the original plan and make some adjustments.
  • revisit the issue
  • revisit the question
  • an opportunity to revisit

First, we're revisiting a topic from McKenzie.

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Examples

  • Students frequently need to revisit and refine skills as they develop their research and their thinking.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Let's revisit this after the holidays.

  • So in being part of this show, did you revisit that experience at all?

  • So I am glad that we decided to revisit this project and do better.

  • We are going to revisit this in three months.

  • Maybe it's something we revisit down the line.

  • You need to continue to revisit it to keep it fresh.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Maybe we should revisit the idea of a second mortgage.

  • All right, we need to revisit the number of vacation days you guys get.

  • Reading these works forced us to revisit our Peace Corps experience in a new, more critical light.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

to come back
vsto revisit
919 1.3

To return to a previous subject or point

is slightly more formal and often implies deliberate further consideration
to reconsider
vsto revisit
227 3.7

To think again about a choice and possibly change it

is broader, meaning to return to a topic not only decisions
to rethink
vsto revisit
144 3.4

To think again about something to decide if you should change it

is wider, used for returning to topics for general consideration
to review
vsto revisit
106 1.8

To study something again to remember it better

is used for returning to topics for discussion or examination rather than study only
to reevaluate
vsto revisit
33 5.0

To think about a decision again to see if it should change

is less formal and covers any return to consider a topic
to reassess
vsto revisit
32 3.7

Think about something again to decide if it should change

is more general used when coming back to a topic rather than formal evaluation
to reexamine
vsto revisit
19 3.7

To look at something again to make a new decision

is a more general return to a topic to consider it further
to reanalyze
vsto revisit
3 4.4

To examine something again using new information to check for mistakes

is less technical and covers general reconsideration of topics
to reinvestigate
vsto revisit
3 4.7

To look into something again to find new facts or fix mistakes

is broader, not limited to formal inquiry or evidence gathering
to relook
vsto revisit
3 5.3

To consider something again before deciding

is the standard term for returning to a topic to think more about it
to reappraise
vsto revisit
1 6.7

Look at something again to decide how valuable or important it is

is more general, used for returning to topics beyond value judgments
to reinspect
vsto revisit
1 3.4

To look at something again to check for problems or changes

is more general and includes returning to topics for thought, not only checks
to reweigh
vsto revisit
5.5

To think again about something to decide how important it is

is broader, meaning to come back to a topic for any reason
to reexplore
vsto revisit
4.8

To look at something again to find new information

is more general, applying to any return to consider a topic
to restudy
vsto revisit
3.1

To go over something again to understand or remember it

is broader and not limited to study or learning tasks
to repass
vsto revisit
7.2

Read notes or papers again to find mistakes

is not limited to written material and covers topics generally
to reraise
vsto revisit
6.1

To mention a topic or problem again

is broader, covering both mentioning and deeper examination of a topic

Antonyms

332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

243 2.9

To not notice someone or something you should see

How Thorough

to reevaluate
33 5.0
rethink
4 4.2
to revisit
72 3.7
to reconsider
227 3.7
to bring up
788 2.6

Surface Forms

revisit infinitive
revisited past
revisited past participle
revisiting present participle
revisits third person singular

Morphology

revisit = visit (semi-transparent) = re + visit

The prefixal meaning 'again' is clear, but applying 'visit' metaphorically to a topic or idea is not fully literal.

Etymology

Revisit is made of re- 'again' and visit 'to go and see', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'visiting' an idea or topic again, so to revisit a topic is to return to it and look at it once more.