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reassess
/ ˌriːəˈsɛs /
verb
- to assess (something) again; re-evaluate
Example Sentences
"All bets are off, and everyone's going to have to reassess the marketplace"
“Orange Is the New Black” star Laura Prepon says she finally gave up Scientology after becoming a mother forced her to reassess how she was raised.
A national committee is now reassessing 11 previous deals, including the one with Adani, which has often been criticised as expensive.
It was only taken out of idle curiosity one rainy winter’s day – but the shocking result of a DNA test was to force two women and their families to reassess everything they knew about themselves.
But know this can also backfire if the county reassesses your property for a higher value and you end up paying more in taxes.
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What does reassess mean?
To reassess is to reevaluate. When you reassess a situation, you analyze it again to see if you come to the same conclusion about it. Reassessing is typically done because something about the situation has changed.
Assess can have several meanings but most generally means to evaluate or otherwise determine the significance of something. Both assess and reaissess can be used more specifically in the context of finance to refer to evaluating or reevaluating the value of something, especially property or income for the purpose of taxation.
The noun form of reassess is reassessment.
Example: For now, that’s the plan, but if something goes wrong, we’ll need to reassess our options.
Where does reassess come from?
The first records of reassess come from around the 1700s. Assess is recorded earlier, in the 1400s, and comes from the Medieval Latin assessāre, meaning “to assess a tax.” It derives from the Latin assēssus, meaning “seated beside (a judge).”
Since its earliest use in English, assess has been used to refer to determining a thing’s value for the purposes of taxation, such as how much property you have, how much land you own, or how much your house is worth. In this sense, the word assess is synonymous with appraise. Sometimes, when the value of something changes, it needs to be reassessed.
More generally, you reassess something by carefully considering it again in order to determine what you currently think about it, especially when you have new information. For example, a college student might reassess their choice of major if they become interested in a different field, or a doctor might reassess a patient if their symptoms change. In this sense, the closest synonyms are reevaluate and reconsider.
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What are some other forms related to reassess?
- reassessment (noun)
What are some synonyms for reassess?
What are some words that share a root or word element with reassess?
What are some words that often get used in discussing reassess?
How is reassess used in real life?
Reassess is commonly used in a general way to mean “reevaluate.” In a financial context, it refers to a formal process of redetermining value.
When you have a difference of opinion with people you respect it makes you double check your work, reassess your opinion and convictions.
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) August 19, 2013
Naturally inclined to love, but when the love ain’t flowing back, I pull away and reassess.
— – (@_YoungJnr) April 24, 2020
N.J. towns reassess property values after housing market drop http://bit.ly/ahOndY
— The Star-Ledger (@starledger) August 10, 2010
Try using reassess!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for reassess?
A. reevaluate
B. reconsider
C. recognize
D. reexamine
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