review

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English

Alternative forms

• re-view (rare for noun, obsolete for verb)

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈvjuː/
• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophone: revue

Noun

review (countable and uncountable, plural reviews)

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

2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
3. (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

4. A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

   Synonym: revue

5. A survey of the available items or material.

6. (sciences) A review article.
7. A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.

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

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Verb

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

2. To survey; to look broadly over.

3. To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
4. To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
5. (transitive, Canada, US, Philippines) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.

   Synonym: (UK, Australia, New Zealand) revise

6. (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
7. (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.

Translations

Related terms

• reviewer
• reviewability
• medireview
• rereview

See also

• retrospect
• revise (v.)

Anagrams

• viewer

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English review, Doublet of revyy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreʋjyː/, [ˈre̞ʋjyː]
• Rhymes: -eʋjyː

Noun

review

1. Synonym of katsausartikkeli (“review article”).

Declension

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from English review.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˧˧ viw˧˧], [zi˨˩ viw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɪj˧˧ viw˧˧], [ʐɪj˦˩ viw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹɪj˧˧ viw˧˧] ~ [ɹɪj˧˧ jiw˧˧], [ɹɪj˨˩ viw˧˧] ~ [ɹɪj˨˩ jiw˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: ri viu, rì viu

Verb

review

1. to review