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English
Alternative forms
- re-view (rare for noun, obsolete for verb)
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
review (countable and uncountable, plural reviews)
- 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.
- 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.
1971, Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150—750, Thames & Hudson LTD, published 2013, →ISBN, page 54: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!
- (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- Synonym: revue
The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
- A survey of the available items or material.
The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
- (sciences) A review article.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
The Times Literary Review is published in London.
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.
1994, Richard P. Barth, Mark Courtney, Jill Duerr Berrick, Vicky Albert, “ The Future of Permanency Planning”, in From Child Abuse to Permanency Planning: Child Welfare Services Pathways and Placements, New York, N.Y.: Aldine de Gruyter, →ISBN, part I (Examining Child Abuse and Child Welfare Caseloads and Careers), page 20: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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second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact
- American Sign Language: Ru@Palm-ThumbAcross-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmAcross Ru@Palm-ThumbAcrossFingerDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmAcross
- Belarusian: паўтарэ́нне n (paŭtarénnje)
- Bulgarian: повторе́ние (bg) n (povtorénie)
- Catalan: revisió (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 復習/复习 (zh) (fùxí)
- Czech: revize f
- Dutch: recensie (nl) f
- Finnish: kertaus (fi)
- French: relecture (fr) f
- German: Durchsicht (de) f, Nachprüfung f, Überprüfung (de) f, Rezension (de) f
- Italian: revisione (it) f, rivisitazione f
- Japanese: 復習 (ja) (ふくしゅう, fukushū)
- Korean: 복습(復習) (ko) (bokseup)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: anmeldelse m
- Polish: powtórzenie (pl) n, repetycja f, powtórka (pl) f
- Portuguese: revisão (pt) f
- Russian: пересмо́тр (ru) m (peresmótr), повторе́ние (ru) n (povtorénije)
- Slovak: revízia f
- Spanish: repaso (es) m, revisión (es) f, repasos (es) m pl, revisiones (es) f pl
- Swedish: recension (sv) c
- Tagalog: balik-aral
- Turkish: inceleme (tr), teftiş (tr), yeniden göz atma
- Ukrainian: повто́рення n (povtórennja)
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account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work
- Armenian: գրախոսություն (hy) (graxosutʻyun)
- Belarusian: рэцэ́нзія f (recénzija), рэвю́ n (revjú)
- Bulgarian: реце́нзия (bg) f (recénzija)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 分析 (zh) (fēnxī), 回顧/回顾 (zh) (huígù)
- Czech: recenze (cs) f
- Danish: anmeldelse (da) c, kritik c
- Dutch: recensie (nl) f, kritiek (nl) f
- Esperanto: recenzo (eo)
- Faroese: gagnmeting f
- Finnish: arvostelu (fi)
- French: critique (fr) f, compte rendu (fr) m
- Georgian: მიმოხილვა (mimoxilva)
- German: Rezension (de) f, Kritik (de) f
- Hungarian: kritika (hu), recenzió (hu)
- Icelandic: gagnrýni f
- Ido: recenso (io)
- Indonesian: resensi (id), ulasan (id)
- Italian: recensione (it) f, critica (it) f
- Japanese: 感想文 (かんそうぶん, kansōbun), レビュー (rebyū)
- Malayalam: നിരൂപണം (ml) (nirūpaṇaṁ)
- Manx: tuarym m, barel m, baght m
- Maori: arotakenga
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: omtale (no), kritikk (no)
- Nynorsk: omtale, kritikk
- Polish: recenzja (pl) f, wydanie krytyczne n
- Portuguese: crítica (pt) f, resenha (pt) f
- Russian: реце́нзия (ru) f (recénzija), кри́тика (ru) f (krítika), ревю́ (ru) n (revjú)
- Scottish Gaelic: lèirmheas m
- Slovak: recenzia f
- Spanish: crítica (es) f, reseña (es) f
- Swedish: recension (sv), kritik (sv) c
- Telugu: సమీక్ష (te) (samīkṣa)
- Ukrainian: о́гляд (uk) m (óhljad), реце́нзія f (recénzija), ревю́ n (revjú)
- Yiddish: רעצענזיע f (retsenzye)
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judicial reassessment of a case or an event
stage show made up of sketches
survey of the available items or material
periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field
military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs
forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code
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- Dutch: (please verify) controle (nl) f, (please verify) recensie (nl) f
- German: (1) (please verify) Überarbeitung (de) f, (2,4) (please verify) Überprüfung (de) f, (3) (please verify) Rezension (de) f, (8) (please verify) Truppenschau (de) f
- Mandarin: (please verify) 復查/复查 (fùchá), (please verify) 評論/评论 (zh) (pínglùn), (please verify) 回顧/回顾 (zh) (huígù), (please verify) 檢閲/检阅 (zh), (please verify) 復習/复习 (zh) (fùxí)
- Serbo-Croatian: (please verify) pregled (sh), (please verify) prikaz (sh), (please verify) spis (sh), (please verify) pis (sh)
- Spanish: (please verify) crítica (es) f, (please verify) repaso (es) m, (please verify) reseña (es) f, (please verify) revisión (es) f, (please verify) revista (es) f
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Verb
review (third-person singular simple present reviews, present participle reviewing, simple past and past participle reviewed)
- To survey; to look broadly over.
Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
The critic reviews every new play in London.
2014 December 23, David E. Sanger, “Countering cyberattacks without a playbook [print version: A cyberwar with no playbook, International New York Times, 26 December 2014, p. 18]”, in The New York Times:
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
2020 July 29, Paul Clifton, “Network Rail lined up to 'take control' of rail services”, in Rail, page 6:"Keith Williams is reviewing his review," the source said. "The whole structure of the industry has changed since he wrote his report. [...]"
- (transitive, US, Canada) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- Synonym: (UK, Australia, New Zealand) revise
- (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Cam[illo] What I do next, ſhall be next to tell the King // Of this Eſcape, and whither they are bound: // Wherein my hope is, I ſhall ſo prevail, // To force him after: in whoſe company // I ſhall review Sicilia; for whoſe ſight, // I have a Woman’s Longing.
- (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.
1725, Homer, “Book III”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. , volume I, London: Bernard Lintot, →OCLC, page 113, lines 127–128:Shall I the long, laborious ſcene review, // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?
Translations
to look broadly over
- Bulgarian: оглеждам (bg) (ogleždam), преглеждам (bg) (pregleždam)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 回顧/回顾 (zh) (huígù)
- Finnish: käydä läpi, tarkastella (fi)
- Georgian: გადახედვა (gadaxedva), გადათვალიერება (gadatvaliereba)
- German: durchsehen (de), inspizieren (de), prüfen (de), durchgehen (de), überprüfen (de)
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍉𐌽 (gaweisōn)
- Ido: revuar (io)
- Italian: rivisitare (it), rivedere (it), riguardare (it)
- Latin: recenseo
- Manx: aareayrt
- Maori: arotake
- Portuguese: revisar (pt)
- Russian: пересма́тривать (ru) impf (peresmátrivatʹ), пересмотре́ть (ru) pf (peresmotrétʹ)
- Spanish: revisar (es), repasar (es)
- Ukrainian: перегляда́ти impf (perehljadáty), перегля́нути pf (perehljánuty)
- Welsh: adolygu (cy)
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to look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
to look over again, especially in preparation for an exam
— see revise
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Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English review, Doublet of revyy.
Pronunciation
Noun
review
- Synonym of katsausartikkeli (“review article”).
Declension