review
Forms
- Plural
- reviews
- present (v1)
- review
- past (v2)
- reviewed
- past participle (v3)
- reviewed
- present participle
- reviewing
- 3rd person singular
- reviews
Definitions
1.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.
2.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.
3.A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
- The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
4.A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
1.To survey; to look broadly over.
- Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
2.To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
3.To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
4.To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
- The critic reviews every new play in London.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1028
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
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.