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review
[ ri-vyoo ]
noun
- a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- the process of going over a subject again in study or recitation in order to fix it in the memory or summarize the facts.
- an exercise designed or intended for study of this kind.
- a general survey of something, especially in words; a report or account of something.
- an inspection or examination by viewing, especially a formal inspection of any military or naval force, parade, or the like.
- a periodical publication containing articles on current events or affairs, books, art, etc.:
a literary review.
- a judicial reexamination, as by a higher court, of the decision or proceedings in a case.
- a second or repeated view of something.
Synonyms: reexamination, reconsideration
- a viewing of the past; contemplation or consideration of past events, circumstances, or facts.
- Bridge. a recapitulation of the bids made by all players.
- Theater. revue.
verb (used with object)
- to go over (lessons, studies, work, etc.) in review.
- to view, look at, or look over again.
- to inspect, especially formally or officially:
to review the troops.
- to survey mentally; take a survey of:
to review the situation.
- to discuss (a book, play, etc.) in a critical review; write a critical report upon.
Synonyms: criticize
- to look back upon; view retrospectively.
- to present a survey of in speech or writing.
- Law. to reexamine judicially:
a decision to review the case.
- Bridge. to repeat and summarize (all bids made by the players).
verb (used without object)
- to write reviews; review books, movies, etc., as for a newspaper or periodical:
He reviews for some small-town newspaper.
review
/ rɪˈvjuː /
verb
- to look at or examine again
to review a situation
- to look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc); remember
he reviewed his achievements with pride
- to inspect, esp formally or officially
the general reviewed his troops
- to read through or go over in order to correct
- law to re-examine (a decision) judicially
- to write a critical assessment of (a book, film, play, concert, etc), esp as a profession
noun
- Also calledreviewal the act or an instance of reviewing
- a general survey or report
a review of the political situation
- a critical assessment of a book, film, play, concert, etc, esp one printed in a newspaper or periodical
- a publication containing such articles
- ( capital when part of a name )
the Saturday Review
- a second consideration; re-examination
- a retrospective survey
- a formal or official inspection
- the process of rereading a subject or notes on it, esp in preparation for an examination Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)revision
- law judicial re-examination of a case, esp by a superior court
- a less common spelling of revue
Derived Forms
- reˈviewable, adjective
- reˈviewer, noun
Other Words From
- re·viewa·ble adjective
- re·viewa·bili·ty noun
- re·viewless adjective
- nonre·viewa·bili·ty noun
- nonre·viewa·ble adjective
- prere·view noun verb (used with object)
- rere·view verb
- unre·viewa·ble adjective
- unre·viewed adjective
- well-re·viewed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of review1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
After receiving rave reviews — and four Olivier Awards, including best musical — it transferred to Broadway for the 2024-25 season, becoming the first big show to reopen in the newly remodeled Palace Theatre.
A review into appointments to government jobs has concluded it is "largely satisfied" with the processes in place.
Mr Welby announced last Tuesday that he would step down from the role after a review found he "could and should" have reported a prolific child abuser to police.
That review is not due to report back until June of next year.
The government says the move will help with the implementation of the strategic defence review, due to report next year.
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More About Review
What is a basic definition of review?
A review is judgement or discussion of the quality of something. Review also means to go over a subject again as part of study or to look at something another time. Review has many other senses as both a noun and a verb.
A review is a critique of something—a look at something’s good and bad points. Reviews are very common in every industry, and many people rely on them to learn more about something they are interested in, especially something they want to buy. A person who writes a review is a reviewer.
- Real-life examples: You can find reviews of almost anything online, such as movies, books, vacation spots, and schools. Websites like Amazon, Google Maps, and Rotten Tomatoes offer reviews of things. Most companies will even boast about good reviews that they get.
- Used in a sentence: I want to see the new movie because I heard it got good reviews.
Review is used in this sense as a verb to mean to write or otherwise create (like a video) a review of something.
- Used in a sentence: Cho began her career by reviewing television shows for her YouTube channel.
Review is also used to mean to go over a subject again to master it or to remember the material better. Your school teachers likely reviewed previous lessons with your class more than once before a test. When studying a new language, you will review words and grammar rules many times to help commit them to memory.
- Real-life examples: One of the main reasons teachers assign homework is so students will review the topics they learned that day. College students will often review an entire semester’s worth of notes the night before an important exam.
- Used in a sentence: Diego reviewed the geometry chapters with his tutor to understand the math better.
Review is used in this sense as a noun to refer to an exercise or session that involves reviewing subject matter.
- Used in a sentence: Prof. Lopez led the review of the properties of the noble gases.
As a verb, review can also mean to read, view, or look at something again.
- Real-life examples: Someone putting together furniture will likely review the directions many times before they’re done. A chef will review a recipe that they are trying for the first time to make sure they don’t make a mistake. A writer will review their work for errors or grammar mistakes before giving it to an editor.
- Used in a sentence: Lola reviewed her letter to Santa Claus to make sure she included everything she wanted.
Where does review come from?
The first records of review come from around 1555. It ultimately comes from a combination of the Latin revidēre, meaning “to see again.”
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What are some other forms related to review?
- reviewer (noun)
- reviewable (adjective)
- reviewability (noun)
- reviewless (adjective)
- nonreviewability (noun)
What are some synonyms for review?
What are some words that share a root or word element with review?
What are some words that often get used in discussing review?
How is review used in real life?
Review is a very common word that often refers to criticisms of products or to reexamining information to understand it better.
I’m happy to announce that, after almost a year, I have watched every episode of the Simpsons available on disney+. My review: pretty good.
— Mac Bacon (@therealmacbacon) December 1, 2020
Spanish teacher: We’ll review for the exam tomorrow. The entire class: Um the exam is tomorrow?
— Carson Artrip (@CarsonArtrip) December 19, 2017
Battery works! Got it up and running. Now I just need to review the directions on how to use the darn thing.
— batgrl1970 (@batgrl1970) May 7, 2009
Try using review!
Is review used correctly in the following sentence?
Most critic reviews of the movie said it was terrible and not worth the ticket price.
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