to review
- verb
- /rɪˈvjuː/
- Before the final exam, I always take the time to review all my notes and study materials.
- review notes
- review the material
- begin by reviewing
Well, let's review what it means for space to be emergent.
- Well, let's review what it means for space to be emergent.
- So he says, do you review all the all of the notes?
- And by doing that, I'm reviewing my Japanese while acquiring the German.
Examples
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Participants were given the opportunity to review their interview transcript and identify any discrepancies or errors.
Academic text (2008) -
Review your protocols for table setting and wine service.
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And so let me just review where we were.
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I actually decided a couple weeks ago not to review the Apple Watch yet.
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I just want you to review the day and review those things.
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You students just review what we went over yesterday.
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So let's review one last time.
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You now have one hour to review the evidence and highlights of this trial.
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The students also attributed their academic success to preparing and reviewing the class materials and making mind maps.
Academic text (2015) -
To become intimately familiar with the research, we began by reading and reviewing each study multiple times.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
To return to an idea or topic to think about it again
Help someone or yourself remember something forgotten
To read something again to understand or enjoy it better
Practice something to check for mistakes
To help someone remember things they learned before
Refresh your knowledge or skill by practising and reviewing
Review and improve what you know about something you have not used for a while
To look at something again to make a new decision
To go over something again to understand or remember it
Read notes or papers again to find mistakes
To learn about a topic before a class or task
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality
- Literature
A very positive written or spoken opinion about something such as a play
- Literature
An article that describes a recently published book and says if it is good
- Formal
A meeting where a manager talks with an employee about how well they do their job
- Formal
A court's power to decide if laws or government actions follow the constitution
- Formal
An article that gives a short summary and opinion of other people's work like books or research
- Formal
A long article that summarises research on a topic and judges its quality
- Jargon
A check of emails and documents that stops secret information reaching people who must not see it
- Formal
A court action asking the same court to change or reverse its previous decision
- Specialized
A check of company accounts that is less complete than an audit, giving some confidence they are correct
- Specialized
A careful check of a computer system, code, or design that finds security problems and suggests fixes
A Canadian independent group that checks the security service to make sure it follows the law and protects people's rights
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Review comes from the French parts re- ('again') and voir ('to see'), like the English view. So to review for an exam means to 'look again' at material to refresh your memory.