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REVIEW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

Synonyms:

follow-up; followup; reexamination; review

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

Derivation:

review (look at again; examine again)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A formal or official examination

Example:

we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator

Synonyms:

inspection; review

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

check; check-out procedure; checkout (the act of inspecting or verifying)

Derivation:

review (hold a review (of troops))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

Synonyms:

brushup; review

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

drill; exercise; practice; practice session; recitation (systematic training by multiple repetitions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

rub up (a review that refreshes your memory)

Derivation:

review (refresh one's memory)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

legal proceeding; proceeding; proceedings ((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

bill of review (a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it)

judicial review (review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court)

Derivation:

review (look at again; examine again)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A new appraisal or evaluation

Synonyms:

reappraisal; reassessment; revaluation; review

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

stock-taking; stocktaking (reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook)

Derivation:

review (look at again; examine again)

Sense 6

Meaning:

An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

Synonyms:

critical review; critique; review; review article

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

criticism; literary criticism (a written evaluation of a work of literature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

book review (a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book))

notice (a short critical review)

rave (an extravagantly enthusiastic review)

Derivation:

review (appraise critically)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

Synonyms:

recap; recapitulation; review

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

capitulation (a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

epanodos (recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order))

Derivation:

review (look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

periodical (a publication that appears at fixed intervals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

literary review (a review devoted to literary criticism)

Derivation:

review (appraise critically)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

Synonyms:

review; revue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

variety; variety show (a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

follies (a revue with elaborate costuming)

Sense 10

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

limited review; review

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("review" is a kind of...):

accounting; accounting system; method of accounting (a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)

Domain category:

accounting (a system that provides quantitative information about finances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "review"):

analytical review (an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Look at again; examine again

Example:

let's review your situation

Synonyms:

reexamine; review

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

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

analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

reviewer (a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day)

review (a new appraisal or evaluation)

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

review (a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

Example:

she reviewed her achievements with pride

Synonyms:

look back; retrospect; review

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

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

remember; think back (recapture the past; indulge in memories)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

review (a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Hold a review (of troops)

Synonyms:

go over; review; survey

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

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

inspect (look over carefully)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

review (a formal or official examination)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Refresh one's memory

Example:

I reviewed the material before the test

Synonyms:

brush up; refresh; review

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

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

call back; call up; recall; recollect; remember; retrieve; think (recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

review (practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Appraise critically

Example:

Please critique this performance

Synonyms:

critique; review

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

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

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

peer review; referee (evaluate professionally a colleague's work)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue review the movie

Derivation:

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

review (a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art)

reviewer (someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication)

Credits

 Context examples: 

“Well, well,” said he, “do not make yourself unhappy. If you are a good girl for the next ten years, I will take you to a review at the end of them.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Next, in the course of their review of the chamber, the searchers came to the cheval-glass, into whose depths they looked with an involuntary horror.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

An organization that approves, monitors and reviews biomedical research to protect the rights, safety and welfare of the study subjects.

(Oversight Committee, NCI Thesaurus)

Living near a park may slash your risk of an early death, according to the biggest ever review of the evidence.

(People Living Near Parks in Cities Less Likely to Face Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It was not till after I had withdrawn to my own chamber for the night, that I steadily reviewed the tale Mr. Rochester had told me.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Anecdotal reports may be published in places other than peer-reviewed, scientific journals.

(Anecdotal report, NCI Dictionary)

An increasingly large body of evidence demonstrates that sleep disturbance increases the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, a 2018 review of research concluded.

(Deep Sleep May Play Role in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Protocol is approved by the review board.

(Approved Protocol, NCI Thesaurus)

The limits date from 1999 and haven't been reviewed.

(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)

The study papers, which were submitted for review on May 19, were kept in confidence allowing companies to fix the security flaw.

(Digital security researchers publicly reveal vulnerability in WPA2 WiFi protocol, Wikinews)