REVIEW

followup, follow-up, reexamination, review

(noun) a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

inspection, review

(noun) a formal or official examination; “the platoon stood ready for review”; “we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator”

review, brushup

(noun) practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

review

(noun) (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

reappraisal, revaluation, review, reassessment

(noun) a new appraisal or evaluation

review, critique, critical review, review article

(noun) an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

recapitulation, recap, review

(noun) a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

review

(noun) a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

revue, review

(noun) a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

review, limited review

(noun) (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

review, reexamine

(verb) look at again; examine again; “let’s review your situation”

review, look back, retrospect

(verb) look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; “she reviewed her achievements with pride”

review, go over, survey

(verb) hold a review (of troops)

review, brush up, refresh

(verb) refresh one’s memory; “I reviewed the material before the test”

review, critique

(verb) appraise critically; “She reviews books for the New York Times”; “Please critique this performance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

review (plural reviews)

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

(legal) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

Synonym: revue

A survey of the available items or material.

A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.

A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.

A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

Verb

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

To survey; to look broadly over.

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.

(transitive, US, Canada) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.

(obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.

(obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.

Anagrams

• viewer

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*view", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Review; p. pr. & vb. n. Reveiwing.] Etym: [Pref. re- + view. Cf. Riview, n. ]

1. To view or see again; to look back on [R.] "I shall review Sicilia." Shak.

2. To go over and examine critically or deliberately. Specifically: (a) To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition. (b) To go over with critical examination, in order to discover exellences or defects; hence, to write a critical notice of; as, to review a new novel. (c) To make a formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; as, to review a regiment. (d) (Law) To reëxamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one.

3. To retrace; to go over again. Shall I the long, laborious scene review Pope.

Re*view", v. i.

Definition: To look back; to make a review.

Re*view", n. Etym: [F. revue, fr. revu, p. p. of revoir to see again, L. revidere; pref. re- re- + videre to see. See View, and cf. Revise.]

1. A second or repeated view; a reëxamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life.

2. An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works.

3. A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique.

4. A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.

5. An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc.

6. (Law)

Definition: The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.

7. A lesson studied or recited for a second time. Bill of review (Equity), a bill, in the nature of proceedings in error, filed to procure an examination and alteration or reversal of a final decree which has been duly signed and enrolled. Wharton.

– Commission of review (Eng. Eccl. Law), a commission formerly granted by the crown to revise the sentence of the court of delegates.

Syn.

– Reëxamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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