review

Plural: reviews

Noun

• a new appraisal or evaluation
• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
• a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
• (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
• a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
• a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
• a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
• (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
• practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
• a formal or official examination
  • "the platoon stood ready for review"
• A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
• An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
• A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
• A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
• A survey of the available items or material.
• A review article.
• A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
• A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
• A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

Verb

Verb Forms: reviewed, reviewing, reviews

• To examine or assess again; to look back on.
• look at again; examine again
  • "let's review your situation"
• appraise critically
  • "She reviews books for the New York Times"
• hold a review (of troops)
• refresh one's memory
  • "I reviewed the material before the test"
• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
  • "she reviewed her achievements with pride"
• To survey; to look broadly over.
• To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
• To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
• To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
• To view or see again; to look back on.
• To retrace; to go over again.

Examples

• Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
• I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
• She decided to review her tile distribution, seeking a better play.
• The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
• The critic reviews every new play in London.
• The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
• The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
• The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.
• The Times Literary Review is published in London.
• The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
• The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.

Synonyms

brush up, brushup, critical review, critique, follow-up, followup, go over, inspection, limited review, look back, reappraisal, reassessment, recap, recapitulation, reexamination, reexamine, refresh, retrospect, revaluation, review article, revue, survey, revise

Related Words

medireview, rereview, retrospect, reviewability, reviewer, revise

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