English to English
review
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noun (n)
- a new appraisal or evaluation(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- a formal or official examination(noun.act)Example:
The platoon stood ready for review.
source: wordnet30 - A second or repeated view; a reëxamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- look at again; examine again(verb.cognition)Example:
Let's review your situation.
source: wordnet30 - appraise critically(verb.communication)Example:
She reviews books for the New York Times.
source: wordnet30 - look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember(verb.cognition)Example:
She reviewed her achievements with pride.
source: wordnet30 - To view or see again; to look back on.(verb)source: webster1913
- To look back; to make a review.(verb)source: webster1913