review

English

/ɹɪˈvjuː/

noun
Definitions
  • A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
  • An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
  • (legal) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
  • A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
  • A survey of the available items or material.
  • A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
  • A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
  • A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English revewe borrowed from Old French reveüe, reveue derived from Latin revideō (I see again, go to see again) prefix from English view root from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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