review

pronunciation

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Noun:

a new appraisal or evaluation
an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
a formal or official examination
Verb:

look at again; examine again
appraise critically
hold a review (of troops)
refresh one's memory
look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.); remember

Word Origin

review (n.): mid-15c., "an inspection of military forces," from Middle French reveue "a reviewing, review," noun use of fem. past participle of reveeir "to see again, go to see again," from Latin revidere, from re- "again" (see re-) + videre "to see" (see vision). Sense of "process of going over again" is from 1560s; that of "a view of the past, a retrospective survey" is from c. 1600. Meaning "general examination or criticism of a recent work" is first attested 1640s.

review (v.): 1570s, "examine again," from re- + view (v.). Meaning "look back on" is from 1751; that of "consider or discuss critically" is from 1781. Related: Reviewed; reviewing.

vt.

vt.

4. We need international evaluations for proposal review and strategic planning .