review.
A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
To view or see again; to look back on.
To retrace; to go over again.
Where this word comes from
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.
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