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review
(r/I/'v/j//u/ )

noun (n)

  • a new appraisal or evaluation(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    reappraisal, reassessment, revaluation
    source: wordnet30
  • an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    critical review, critique, review article
    source: wordnet30
  • a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    follow-up, followup, reexamination
    source: wordnet30
  • (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    limited review
    source: wordnet30
  • a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    revue
    source: wordnet30
  • a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    recap, recapitulation
    source: wordnet30
  • (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    brushup
    source: wordnet30
  • a formal or official examination(noun.act)
    Example:
    The platoon stood ready for review.
    Synonym:
    inspection
    source: wordnet30
  • A second or repeated view; a reëxamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • look at again; examine again(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    Let's review your situation.
    Synonym:
    reexamine
    source: wordnet30
  • appraise critically(verb.communication)
    Example:
    She reviews books for the New York Times.
    Synonym:
    critique
    source: wordnet30
  • hold a review (of troops)(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    go over, survey
    source: wordnet30
  • refresh one's memory(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I reviewed the material before the test.
    Synonym:
    brush up, refresh
    source: wordnet30
  • look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    She reviewed her achievements with pride.
    Synonym:
    look back, retrospect
    source: wordnet30
  • To view or see again; to look back on.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To look back; to make a review.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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