review

CEFRA1

/ɹɪˈvjuː/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A careful examination or report about something.

  2. 02

    verb

    To examine or study something carefully.

Examples

  • Did you try to review the English lessons?

  • It is best to review the material before the presentation.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈrɪʋ.ju/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

  2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

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

More examples

In context

  • Please rate and review your purchase on our website.

  • I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.

  • The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.