review
/ɹɪˈvjuː/ noun, verb
Forms reviews reviewing reviewed re-view
- noun 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.”
- noun 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.”
- noun (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event. “The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.”
- noun A stage show made up of topical sketches etc. “The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.”
- noun A survey of the available items or material. “The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.”
- noun (sciences) A review article.
- noun A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field. “The Times Literary Review is published in London.”
- noun A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs. “The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.”
- verb To survey; to look broadly over. “Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.”
- verb To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review. “The critic reviews every new play in London.”
- verb To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- verb (transitive, Philippines, sometimes Canada, US) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- verb (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
- verb (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.
Synonyms
revue revise reappraisal revaluation reassessment critique critical review review article follow-up followup reexamination limited review recapitulation recap brushup inspection reexamine go over survey brush up refresh look back retrospect
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.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To view or see again; to look back on [R.] "I shall review Sicilia." Shak.
- verb 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.
- verb To look back; to make a review.
- noun 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.
Etymology [Pref. re- + view. Cf. Riview, n.]
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.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “review”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details