review
noun
1. a new appraisal or evaluation
Similar word(s): reappraisal, reassessment, revaluation
Definition categories: thought, appraisal, assessment
2. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
Similar word(s): critique
Definition categories: communication, criticism
3. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
Similar word(s): followup, reexamination
Definition categories: act, examination, scrutiny
4. (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
Definition categories: possession, accounting
5. a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
Similar word(s): revue
Definition categories: communication, variety
6. a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
Definition categories: communication, periodical
7. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
Similar word(s): recap, recapitulation
Definition categories: communication, capitulation
8. (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
Definition categories: act, proceeding, proceedings
9. practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
Similar word(s): brushup
Definition categories: act, drill, exercise, practice, recitation
10. a formal or official examination
- the platoon stood ready for review
Similar word(s): inspection
Definition categories: act, examination, scrutiny
Sentences with review as a noun:
- I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
- The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
- The victims demanded a full judical review of the case.
- The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
- The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
- The Times Literary Review is published in London.
- The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
- The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.
verb
1. look at again; examine again
- let's review your situation
Similar word(s): reexamine
Definition categories: cognition, analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study
2. appraise critically
- She reviews books for the New York Times
Similar word(s): critique
Definition categories: communication, evaluate, judge
3. hold a review (of troops)
Similar word(s): survey
Definition categories: cognition, inspect
4. refresh one's memory
- I reviewed the material before the test
Similar word(s): refresh
Definition categories: cognition, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think
5. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
- she reviewed her achievements with pride
Similar word(s): retrospect
Definition categories: cognition, remember
Sentences with review as a verb:
- Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
- The critic reviews every new play in London.