review (n.)

  1. a new appraisal or evaluation

    [ Syn: reappraisal , revaluation , reassessment ]

  2. a formal or official examination; the platoon stood ready for review; we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator

    [ Syn: inspection ]

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

    [ Syn: critique , critical review , review article ]

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

    [ Syn: follow-up , followup , reexamination ]

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

    [ Syn: limited review ]

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

    [ Syn: revue ]

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

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

    [ Syn: recapitulation , recap ]

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

  10. practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

    [ Syn: brushup ]

    review (v.)

  1. look at again; examine again; lets review your situation

    [ Syn: reexamine ]

  2. appraise critically; She reviews books for the New York Times; Please critique this performance

    [ Syn: critique ]

  3. hold a review (of troops)

    [ Syn: go over , survey ]

  4. refresh ones memory; I reviewed the material before the test

    [ Syn: brush up , refresh ]

  5. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; she reviewed her achievements with pride

    [ Syn: look back , retrospect ]

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