Meaning of review | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
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2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
   countable, uncountable
3. a person who reviews books etc. Who was the reviewer of the biography of Churchill? resensent مُراجِع ، مُسْتَعْرِض рецензент revisor recenzent der/die Kritiker(in) anmelder κριτικόςcrítico arvustaja منتقد ادبی؛ بازبین گر arvostelija critiqueמבקר, מבקרת समीक्षक pisac kritike, recenzent ismertető penulis tinjauan, pengulas ritdómari, gagnrÿnandi recensore, critico 書評家 비평가 recenzentas recenzents pengulas recensentanmelderrecenzent انتقاد كوونكى، مبصر، څارو recenseador critic (literar) рецензент...
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4. To look over, study, or examine again: reviewed last week's lesson.
5. A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
   countable, uncountable
6. To consider retrospectively; look back on: reviewed the day's events.
7. A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
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8. To examine with an eye to criticism or correction: reviewed the research findings.
9. A survey of the available items or material.
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10. To write or give a critical report on (a new work or performance, for example).
11. A review article.
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12. Law To evaluate (a decision made by or action taken by a lower court) to determine whether any error was made.
    Law
13. A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
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14. To subject to a formal inspection, especially a military inspection.
15. A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
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16. A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
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17. To go over or restudy material: reviewing for a final exam.
18. To write critical reviews, especially for a newspaper or magazine.
19. A reexamination or reconsideration.

Equivalents

Examples

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

“The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.”

“The more strongly people felt about their ideas, the more potent the demons seemed to them: Christians believed that traditional paganism, far from being the work of men, was an 'opium of the masses', pumped into the human race by the non-human demons; and one scholar even ascribed bad reviews of his book to demonic inspiration!”

“The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.”

“The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.”

“The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.”

“The Times Literary Review is published in London.”

“The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.”

“The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.”

“The decision to place a young child in group home care is usually done after much review, but it is done more readily if there is substantial reason to believe that a resource-rich and structured program will result in a more speedy reunification or prompt adoption.”

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