review

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a formal or official examination

   the platoon stood ready for review

2. 2
   verb

   refresh one's memory

   I reviewed the material before the test

3. 3
   verb

   appraise critically

   They review books for the New York Times.

4. 4
   noun

   A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

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

5. 5
   noun

   An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

   The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.

6. 6
   noun

   A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

   The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.

7. 7
   noun

   A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

   The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.

8. 8
   noun

   A survey of the available items or material.

   The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.

Etymology

From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- + view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.