Review

  • 21review */*/*/ — I UK [rɪˈvjuː] / US [rɪˈvju] noun Word forms review : singular review plural reviews 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the process of studying or examining a situation, policy, or idea again in order to decide whether it is suitable or satisfactory… …

    English dictionary

  • 22Review — See also critic. A review is an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book, or a piece of hardware like a car, appliance, or computer. In addition to a critical statement, the review s author may assign… …

    Wikipedia

  • 23review — re|view1 [ rı vju ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to study or examine a situation, policy, or idea again in order to decide whether it is suitable or satisfactory: The progress of each child must be regularly reviewed. a ) to examine all the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24review — 1 /rI vju:/ noun 1 (C, U) an act of carefully examining and considering a situation or process: The Department of Agriculture ordered an urgent review of pesticide safety. | a review of progress in computer science over the last 20 years | under… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25review — reviewable, adj. reviewability, n. reviewless, adj. /ri vyooh /, n. 1. a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation. 2. the process of going over a subject again in study or… …

    Universalium

  • 26review — 01. Make sure you [review] your vocabulary for the test tomorrow. 02. The government has ordered a [review] of its aid package to the region, in response to the human rights abuses. 03. He wrote a short [review] of the play for the local paper.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 27review — [[t]rɪvju͟ː[/t]] ♦♦ reviews, reviewing, reviewed 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, also prep N A review of a situation or system is its formal examination by people in authority. This is usually done in order to see whether it can be improved or corrected …

    English dictionary

  • 28review — re•view [[t]rɪˈvyu[/t]] n. 1) a critical article or report, as of a book, play, or software; critique 2) the process of studying a subject again, esp. to fix it in memory 3) an exercise designed for study of this kind 4) a general survey, esp. in …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29review — I. noun Etymology: Middle English reveue, from Middle French, from feminine past participle of revoir to see again, reexamine, from Old French reveoir, from re + veoir, veeir to see more at view Date: 15th century 1. a. a formal military… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30review — 1. noun 1) the council undertook a review Syn: analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, examination, investigation, inquiry, probe, inspection, study 2) the rent is due for review Syn: reconsideration …

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