# review
## English
### Alternative forms

* re-view (rare for noun, obsolete for verb)

### Etymology

From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- +‎ view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɹɪˈvjuː/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -uː
* Homophone: revue

### Noun

review (countable and uncountable, plural reviews)
* A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
    I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
* An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
    The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
** 1971, Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150—750, Thames & Hudson LTD, published 2013, →ISBN, page 54:The more strongly people felt about their ideas, the more potent the demons seemed to them: Christians believed that traditional paganism, far from being the work of men, was an 'opium of the masses', pumped into the human race by the non-human demons; and one scholar even ascribed bad reviews of his book to demonic inspiration!
* (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
    The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
* A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
    Synonym: revue
    The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
* A survey of the available items or material.
    The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
* (sciences) A review article.
* A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
    The Times Literary Review is published in London.
* A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
    The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
* A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
    The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.
** 1994, Richard P. Barth, Mark Courtney, Jill Duerr Berrick, Vicky Albert, “[Understanding Pathways to Permanency] The Future of Permanency Planning”, in From Child Abuse to Permanency Planning: Child Welfare Services Pathways and Placements, New York, N.Y.: Aldine de Gruyter, →ISBN, part I (Examining Child Abuse and Child Welfare Caseloads and Careers), page 20:The decision to place a young child in group home care is usually done after much review, but it is done more readily if there is substantial reason to believe that a resource-rich and structured program will result in a more speedy reunification or prompt adoption.

#### Derived terms

* bar review
* board of review
* capsule review
* code review
* collateral review
* judicial review
* law review
* life review
* literature review
* peer review
* program evaluation and review technique
* program evaluation review technique
* project evaluation and review technique
* project evaluation review technique
* rational basis review
* rent review
* review article
* review bomb
* review copy
* review-proof
* scoping review
* self-review
* utilization review

#### Descendants

* → Bulgarian: ревю́ (revjú)
* → Finnish: review
* → Japanese: レビュー (rebyū)
* → Korean: 리뷰 (ribyu)
* → Tagalog: ribyu

#### Translations

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### Verb

review (third-person singular simple present reviews, present participle reviewing, simple past and past participle reviewed)
* To survey; to look broadly over.
    Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
* To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
    The critic reviews every new play in London.
** 2014 December 23, David E. Sanger, “Countering cyberattacks without a playbook [print version: A cyberwar with no playbook, International New York Times, 26 December 2014, p. 18]”, in The New York Times‎:[…] "The Interview," a crude and poorly reviewed comedy about a C.I.A. effort to hire two bumbling journalists to knock off Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader […]
* To look back over in order to correct or ; to revise.
** 2020 July 29, Paul Clifton, “Network Rail lined up to 'take control' of rail services”, in Rail, page 6:"Keith Williams is reviewing his review," the source said. "The whole structure of the industry has changed since he wrote his report. [...]"
* (transitive, Canada, US, Philippines) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
    Synonym: (UK, Australia, New Zealand) revise
* (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
** c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:Cam[illo] What I do next, ſhall be next to tell the King // Of this Eſcape, and whither they are bound: // Wherein my hope is, I ſhall ſo prevail, // To force him after: in whoſe company // I ſhall review Sicilia; for whoſe ſight, // I have a Woman’s Longing.
* (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.
** 1725, Homer, “Book III”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC, page 100, lines 127–128:Shall I the long, laborious ſcene review, // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?

#### Translations
### Related terms

* reviewer
* reviewability
* medireview
* rereview

### See also

* retrospect
* revise (v.)

### Anagrams

* viewer

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English review, Doublet of revyy.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈreʋjyː/, [ˈre̞ʋjyː]
* Rhymes: -eʋjyː

### Noun

review
* Synonym of katsausartikkeli (“review article”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of review (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
review’ni
review’ni
accusative
nom.
review’ni
review’ni
gen.
review’ni
genitive
review’ni
review’ideni review’itteni
partitive
review’täni
review’itäni
inessive
review’ssäni
review’issäni
elative
review’stäni
review’istäni
illative
review’hyni
review’ihini
adessive
review’lläni
review’illäni
ablative
review’ltäni
review’iltäni
allative
review’lleni
review’illeni
essive
review’näni
review’inäni
translative
review’kseni
review’ikseni
abessive
review’ttäni
review’ittäni
instructive
comitative
—review’ineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
review’si
review’si
accusative
nom.
review’si
review’si
gen.
review’si
genitive
review’si
review’idesi review’ittesi
partitive
review’täsi
review’itäsi
inessive
review’ssäsi
review’issäsi
elative
review’stäsi
review’istäsi
illative
review’hysi
review’ihisi
adessive
review’lläsi
review’illäsi
ablative
review’ltäsi
review’iltäsi
allative
review’llesi
review’illesi
essive
review’näsi
review’inäsi
translative
review’ksesi
review’iksesi
abessive
review’ttäsi
review’ittäsi
instructive
comitative
—review’inesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
review’mme
review’mme
accusative
nom.
review’mme
review’mme
gen.
review’mme
genitive
review’mme
review’idemme review’ittemme
partitive
review’tämme
review’itämme
inessive
review’ssämme
review’issämme
elative
review’stämme
review’istämme
illative
review’hymme
review’ihimme
adessive
review’llämme
review’illämme
ablative
review’ltämme
review’iltämme
allative
review’llemme
review’illemme
essive
review’nämme
review’inämme
translative
review’ksemme
review’iksemme
abessive
review’ttämme
review’ittämme
instructive
comitative
—review’inemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
review’nne
review’nne
accusative
nom.
review’nne
review’nne
gen.
review’nne
genitive
review’nne
review’idenne review’ittenne
partitive
review’tänne
review’itänne
inessive
review’ssänne
review’issänne
elative
review’stänne
review’istänne
illative
review’hynne
review’ihinne
adessive
review’llänne
review’illänne
ablative
review’ltänne
review’iltänne
allative
review’llenne
review’illenne
essive
review’nänne
review’inänne
translative
review’ksenne
review’iksenne
abessive
review’ttänne
review’ittänne
instructive
comitative
—review’inenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
review’nsä
review’nsä
accusative
nom.
review’nsä
review’nsä
gen.
review’nsä
genitive
review’nsä
review’idensä review’ittensä
partitive
review’tään review’tänsä
review’itään review’itänsä
inessive
review’ssään review’ssänsä
review’issään review’issänsä
elative
review’stään review’stänsä
review’istään review’istänsä
illative
review’hynsä
review’ihinsä
adessive
review’llään review’llänsä
review’illään review’illänsä
ablative
review’ltään review’ltänsä
review’iltään review’iltänsä
allative
review’lleen review’llensä
review’illeen review’illensä
essive
review’nään review’nänsä
review’inään review’inänsä
translative
review’kseen review’ksensä
review’ikseen review’iksensä
abessive
review’ttään review’ttänsä
review’ittään review’ittänsä
instructive
comitative
—review’ineen review’inensä :

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English review.

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [zi˧˧ viw˧˧], [zi˨˩ viw˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʐɪj˧˧ viw˧˧], [ʐɪj˦˩ viw˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ɹɪj˧˧ viw˧˧] ~ [ɹɪj˧˧ jiw˧˧], [ɹɪj˨˩ viw˧˧] ~ [ɹɪj˨˩ jiw˧˧]
* Phonetic spelling: ri viu, rì viu

### Verb

review
* to review