review Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a new appraisal or evaluation
    reappraisal; reassessment; revaluation.
  2. noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
    critique; critical review; review article.
  3. noun a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
    followup; reexamination; follow-up.
  4. noun (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
    limited review.
  5. noun a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
    revue.
  6. noun a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
  7. noun a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
    recap; recapitulation.
  8. noun (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
  9. noun practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
    brushup.
  10. noun a formal or official examination
    inspection.
    • the platoon stood ready for review
    • we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator
  11. verb look at again; examine again
    reexamine.
    • let's review your situation
  12. verb appraise critically
    critique.
    • She reviews books for the New York Times
    • Please critique this performance
  13. verb hold a review (of troops)
    survey; go over.
  14. verb refresh one's memory
    brush up; refresh.
    • I reviewed the material before the test
  15. verb look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
    look back; retrospect.
    • she reviewed her achievements with pride

WordNet

Re*view" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + view. Cf. Riview, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Reviewd ; present participle & verbal noun Reveiwing
Definitions
  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" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To look back; to make a review.
Re*view" noun
Etymology
F. revue, fr. revu, p. p. of revoir to see again, L. revidere; pref. re- re- + videre to see. See View, and cf. Revise.
Definitions
  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) The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.
  7. A lesson studied or recited for a second time. Syn. -- Reëxamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.

Webster 1913