review
noun
- evaluation
- look at again
- work-of-art
- official ceremony/display
- the act of discussing, explaining
verb
- to look at or inspect again, study, conduct a formal examination or assessment, (re)consider
- to discuss, explain
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvjuː/ / /ˈrɪʋ.ju/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- + view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.
- A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
“I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.”
- 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.”
“The more strongly people felt about their ideas, the more potent the demons seemed to them: Christians believed that traditional paganism, far from being the work of men, was an 'opium of the masses', pumped into the human race by the non-human demons; and one scholar even ascribed bad reviews of his book to demonic inspiration!”
- A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
“The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.”
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
“The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.”
- A survey of the available items or material.
“The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.”
- A review article.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
“The Times Literary Review is published in London.”
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
“The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.”
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
“The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.”
“The decision to place a young child in group home care is usually done after much review, but it is done more readily if there is substantial reason to believe that a resource-rich and structured program will result in a more speedy reunification or prompt adoption.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- + view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.
- To survey; to look broadly over.
“Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.”
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
“The critic reviews every new play in London.”
“[…] "The Interview," a crude and poorly reviewed comedy about a C.I.A. effort to hire two bumbling journalists to knock off Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader […]”
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
“"Keith Williams is reviewing his review," the source said. "The whole structure of the industry has changed since he wrote his report. [...]"”
- To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- To view or see again; to look back on.
“Cam[illo] What I do next, ſhall be next to tell the King // Of this Eſcape, and whither they are bound: // Wherein my hope is, I ſhall ſo prevail, // To force him after: in whoſe company // I ſhall review Sicilia; for whoſe ſight, // I have a Woman’s Longing.”
- To retrace; to go over again.
“Shall I the long, laborious ſcene review, // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?”