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ASSESS

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

Example:

access all the factors when taking a risk

Synonyms:

appraise; assess; evaluate; measure; valuate; value

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "assess" is one way to...):

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Verb group:

assess (estimate the value of (property) for taxation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "assess"):

grade; mark; score (assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation)

rate; value (estimate the value of)

standardise; standardize (evaluate by comparing with a standard)

reassess; reevaluate (revise or renew one's assessment)

censor (subject to political, religious, or moral censorship)

praise (express approval of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

assessable (capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation)

assessment (the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)

assessor (an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Estimate the value of (property) for taxation

Example:

Our house hasn't been assessed in years

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "assess" is one way to...):

approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

Verb group:

appraise; assess; evaluate; measure; valuate; value (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

assessable (capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation)

assessment (the market value set on assets)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

Synonyms:

assess; tax

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "assess" is one way to...):

determine; set (fix conclusively or authoritatively)

Verb group:

assess (charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

assessment (an amount determined as payable)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "assess" is one way to...):

bill; charge (demand payment)

Verb group:

assess; tax (set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

assessee (a person (or property) that is assessed)

assessment (an amount determined as payable)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A coded value specifying the kind of assessed result relationship.

(Assessed Result Relationship Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)

The result obtained from a test commonly administered to assess the physiologic response to extending the arms as straight as possible alongside the body when lying down.

(Arm Recoil Result, NCI Thesaurus)

A test commonly administered to assess the physiologic response to extending the arms as straight as possible alongside the body when lying down.

(Arm Recoil, NCI Thesaurus)

Modern astrologers look at both when assessing your upcoming opportunities.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A questionnaire designed by the American Thoracic Society that assesses cough, phlegm, wheezing, breathlessness, illness and risk factors.

(ATS-DLD-78 Adult Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

A standardized series of measurements that assesses the cognitive, motor, and behavioral development in infants and babies from one to twenty-four months of age.

(Bayley Scale of Infant Development, NCI Thesaurus)

Useful in assessing for developmental dysplasia of the hip, this is the result obtained when the thigh is pushed posteriorly and the hip is adducted.

(Barlow's Maneuver Result, NCI Thesaurus)

Useful in assessing for developmental dysplasia of the hip, this test is performed when the thigh is pushed posteriorly and the hip is adducted.

(Barlow's Maneuver, NCI Thesaurus)

A brief quantitative test used for assessing cognitive function in adults.

(Mini-Mental Status Exam, NCI Thesaurus)

mRNA Surveillance works within elaborate cellular mechanisms to ensure accurate gene expression by assessing suitable mRNA quality for translation and prevents the synthesis of truncated or aberrant proteins.

(mRNA Surveillance, NCI Thesaurus)