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   review

   /rɪˈvjuː/

   noun

   • 1. a formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary: "a comprehensive review of UK defence policy" Similar analysisevaluationassessmentappraisalexaminationinvestigationscrutinyinquiryexplorationprobeinspectionstudyauditrare:anatomization
   • ▪ a reconsideration of a judgement, sentence, etc. by a higher court or authority: "a review of her sentence" Similar reconsiderationre-examinationreassessmentre-evaluationreappraisalmoderationrethinkanother looka fresh lookchangealterationmodificationrevision
   • ▪ a report on or evaluation of a subject or past events: "the Director General's end-of-year review" Similar surveyreportstudyaccountrecorddescriptionexpositionstatementdelineationoverviewrundownbreakdownoverall picturecompte renduprocès-verbalsumming-upinformal:sitrep
   • 2. a critical appraisal of a book, play, film, etc. published in a newspaper or magazine: "she released her debut solo album to rave reviews" Similar criticismcritiquewrite-upnoticeassessmentevaluationjudgementratingcommentarypiecearticlecolumninformal:crit
   • ▪ a periodical publication with critical articles on culture and current events: "the New Left Review" Similar journalperiodicalmagazineorganpublicationproceedingsannualquarterlymonthly
   • 3. a ceremonial display and formal inspection of military or naval forces, typically by a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor: "he conducted a final review of his troops and spoke of his pride in having served in the US army" Similar inspectionparadedisplaydemonstrationfield daytattooarraymusterprocessionmarch-past
   • 4. a facility for playing a tape recording during a fast wind or rewind, so that it can be stopped at a particular point: "cue and review, which plays the tape backwards or forwards at high speed"

   verb

   • 1. assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary: "the Home Secretary was called on to review Britain's gun laws"
   • ▪ submit (a sentence, case, etc.) for reconsideration by a higher court or authority: "the Attorney General asked the court to review the sentence"
   • ▪ survey or evaluate (a subject or past events): "in the next chapter we review a number of recent empirical studies" Similar surveystudyresearchconsidertake stock ofanalyseauditexaminescrutinizeinquire intomake inquiries intoexplorelook intoprobeinvestigateconduct investigations intoinspectassessappraisesize upsum uprare:anatomize
   • 2. write a critical appraisal of (a book, play, film, etc.) for publication in a newspaper or magazine: "I reviewed his first novel" Similar comment ondiscussevaluateassessappraisejudgeweigh upratewrite upcritiquecriticize
   • 3. (of a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor) make a ceremonial and formal inspection of (military or naval forces): "the Queen reviewed her brightly arrayed troops" Similar inspectviewscrutinizeparademustermarch past
   • 4. view or inspect again: "all slides were then reviewed by one pathologist" Similar reconsiderre-examinereassessre-evaluatereappraisemoderaterethinkthink overtake another look attake a fresh look atlook at in a different lighthave another think aboutchangealtermodifyreviseOpposite stick by

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal inspection of military or naval forces): from obsolete French reveue, from revoir ‘see again’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reviewable adjective
   • 2. reviewal noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVIEW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     REVIEW meaning: 1. to think or talk about something again,...

   • Reviewed

     REVIEWED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of...

   • Simplified

     REVIEW translate: 审核, 审查;仔细审核, 书／电影, 评论, 军事, 检阅（部队）, 学习, 学习,...

   • Traditional

     REVIEW translate: 審核, 審查;仔細審核, 書／電影, 評論, 軍事, 檢閱（部隊）, 學習, 學習,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › reviewReview Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › reviewREVIEW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   A review is judgement or discussion of the quality of something. Review also means to go over a subject again as part of study or to look at something another time. Review has many other senses as both a noun and a verb. A review is a critique of something—a look at something’s good and bad points.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › reviewReview - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   3 days ago · To review means to look back over something for evaluation or memory. "The year in review " is a popular form of news feature near the end of December. If your boss wants to give you a review, she wants to look over the history of your job performance.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREVIEW | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › reviewReview Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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9. www.thefreedictionary.com › reviewReview - definition of review by The Free Dictionary

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