review
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: law
sciences
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.
Base: view
Affixes: re-
Inflected forms:
form: reviews
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: re-view
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
rare
form: reviews
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: reviewing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: reviewed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: reviewed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: re-view
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
rare
Senses:
gloss: A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
gloss: An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
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!
gloss: A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
gloss: A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
gloss: A survey of the available items or material.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
gloss: A review article.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The Times Literary Review is published in London.
gloss: A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
gloss: A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.
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.
gloss: To survey; to look broadly over.
pos: verb
examples: Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
gloss: To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
pos: verb
examples: The critic reviews every new play in London.
[…] "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 […]
gloss: To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
pos: verb
examples: "Keith Williams is reviewing his review," the source said. "The whole structure of the industry has changed since he wrote his report. [...]"
gloss: To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
pos: verb
tags: Canada
Philippines
US
sometimes
transitive
gloss: To view or see again; to look back on.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: 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.
gloss: To retrace; to go over again.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: Shall I the long, laborious ſcene review, // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?
Related words: reviewer
reviewability
medireview
rereview
retrospect
revise
Derived words: bar review
board of review
capsule review
code review
collateral review
judicial review
law review
life review
literature review
metareview
minireview
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
reviewish
reviewless
review-proof
scoping review
self-review
utilization review
misreview
nonreviewing
prereview
reviewable
reviewage
reviewal
reviewee
unreviewable
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