review

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle French reveue (French: revue), feminine past participle of revoir (French: revoir), from Latin revidere.

Noun [edit]

review (plural reviews)

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  1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact.
    I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
  2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
    The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
  3. (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
    The victims demanded a full judical review of the case.
  4. A stage show made up of sketches etc.
    The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
  5. A survey of the available items or material.
    The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
  6. A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
    The Times Literary Review is published in London.
  7. A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
    The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
  8. A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
    The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.

Translations [edit]

second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact
account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work
judicial reassessment of a case or an event
stage show made up of sketches
survey of the available items or material
periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field
military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs
forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code
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Verb [edit]

review (third-person singular simple present reviews, present participle reviewing, simple past and past participle reviewed)

  1. To survey; to look broadly over.
    Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
  2. To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
    The critic reviews every new play in London.
  3. (obsolete) To see again.
  4. (obsolete) To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.

Translations [edit]

to look broadly over
to write a review

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