review (Meaning)

Wordnet

review (n)

a new appraisal or evaluation

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

a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

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

a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

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

a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

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

practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

a formal or official examination

Wordnet

review (v)

look at again; examine again

appraise critically

hold a review (of troops)

refresh one's memory

look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

Webster

review (n.)

To view or see again; to look back on.

To go over and examine critically or deliberately.

To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition.

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.

To make a formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; as, to review a regiment.

To reexamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one.

To retrace; to go over again.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A lesson studied or recited for a second time.

Webster

review (v. i.)

To look back; to make a review.

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review Sentence Examples

  1. I am writing a review of the new film for the newspaper.
  2. The reviewer praised the actors' performances and the director's vision.
  3. I read several reviews before deciding to purchase the product.
  4. The reviews were mixed, with some praising it and others criticizing it.
  5. I have mixed reviews about the restaurant; the food was good, but the service was slow.
  6. The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics.
  7. I consulted several reviews before making my final decision.
  8. The review was highly critical of the author's writing style.
  9. I appreciate the detailed review that provides valuable insights.
  10. The reviewers expressed varying opinions on the book's overall quality.

FAQs About the word review

a new appraisal or evaluation, an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play), a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpos

reconsideration, retrospection,retrospect, reappraisal,reexamination, recap,recapitulation

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I am writing a review of the new film for the newspaper.

The reviewer praised the actors' performances and the director's vision.

I read several reviews before deciding to purchase the product.

The reviews were mixed, with some praising it and others criticizing it.