revisit
revisit — verb
1. to travel back to a location that you have already been to, often after a long g
to travel back to a location that you have already been to, often after a long gap of months or years
Twenty years after leaving the village, Hamza finally revisited it with his children.
revisit + place after a long absence
The elderly couple revisited the park where they had first met on a spring afternoon.
Many tourists revisit Bali every year because they love the island culture.
When Imani revisited her primary school, the building had been painted bright blue.
- return to
more general; can apply to people or states as well as places
- go back to
informal and neutral
- see again
informal; often implies a short gap
- visit for the first time
emphasises the initial trip, not a return
文法句型
revisit + noun phrase (a place)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or group who has been to the place before. Frequently paired with time phrases indicating how long has passed, such as 'after ten years' or 'decades later'.
常見錯誤
2. to think about a subject, decision, or piece of writing once more because you wa
to think about a subject, decision, or piece of writing once more because you want to improve it or change it
The planning committee agreed to revisit the budget proposal after hearing public concerns.
revisit + proposal / plan / policy for revision
After finishing the first draft, Sahil revisited the introduction to make his argument clearer.
It is worth revisiting the company's remote-work policy every few years.
The researchers plan to revisit their earlier conclusions once more data arrives.
- reconsider
more direct and everyday; implies questioning a previous decision
- review
suggests a careful, systematic check; neutral register
- reassess
formal; emphasises evaluating quality or value
- leave unchanged
the opposite of actively improving something
- abandon
stop considering altogether
文法句型
revisit + noun phrase (an idea / decision / work)
用法筆記
Common in formal contexts such as business meetings, academic writing, and policy discussions. The object is typically an abstract noun (idea, plan, rule, conclusion) rather than a concrete place — a key way to distinguish this sense from VISIT AGAIN.
常見錯誤
revisit — noun
1. an instance of going back to a place that you have previously visited
an instance of going back to a place that you have previously visited
Élise paid a revisit to the island where she had spent summers as a child.
pay a revisit to [place] — idiomatic collocation
The museum offers a discount ticket for a revisit within one year.
After his first trip to Japan, Bao was already planning a revisit to Tokyo.
A revisit to the old town showed that new cafes had opened since last year.
- return visit
the most natural and idiomatic noun phrase; preferred in everyday use
- second visit
neutral and descriptive
- return trip
focuses on the journey rather than the act of visiting
- first visit
the initial trip before any revisit
文法句型
a revisit to + place
用法筆記
Less common than the verb form. Tends to appear in travel writing, formal evaluations, or contexts where the return trip carries its own significance.