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Review
rɪˈvjuː
- a formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary
"a comprehensive review of UK defence policy"
analysis evaluation assessment appraisal examination investigation scrutiny inquiry exploration probe inspection study audit- a reconsideration of a judgement, sentence, etc. by a higher court or authority
"a review of her sentence"
- a report on or evaluation of a subject or past events
"the Director General's end-of-year review"
- a critical appraisal of a book, play, film, etc. published in a newspaper or magazine
"she released her debut solo album to rave reviews"
- a periodical publication with critical articles on culture and current events
"the New Left Review"
- a ceremonial display and formal inspection of military or naval forces, typically by a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor
"he conducted a final review of his troops and spoke of his pride in having served in the US army"
- a facility for playing a tape recording during a fast wind or rewind, so that it can be stopped at a particular point
"cue and review, which plays the tape backwards or forwards at high speed"
- assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary
"the Home Secretary was called on to review Britain's gun laws"
- submit (a sentence, case, etc.) for reconsideration by a higher court or authority
"the Attorney General asked the court to review the sentence"
- survey or evaluate (a subject or past events)
"in the next chapter we review a number of recent empirical studies"
- write a critical appraisal of (a book, play, film, etc.) for publication in a newspaper or magazine
"I reviewed his first novel"
- (of a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor) make a ceremonial and formal inspection of (military or naval forces)
"the Queen reviewed her brightly arrayed troops"
- view or inspect again
"all slides were then reviewed by one pathologist"
reconsider re-examine reassess re-evaluate reappraise moderate rethink think over take another look at take a fresh look at look at in a different light have another think about