to review
- verb
- /rɪˈvjuː/
- Literature
- The questionnaire was translated into Turkish by researchers and reviewed by an English language expert.
- peer-reviewed
- critically review
- review the literature
So now I can't review my own product.
- So now I can't review my own product.
- So I'll switch these for you now when I review Kylie Cosmetics.
- Now I will say I don't review all the products I'm sent.
- This device crashes more than every other phone that I've reviewed combined.
- And then I made two videos reviewing YouTuber books, which I'll speed through.
- something you listen because it's been reviewed. It's been reviewed by the
- Ollie, dear, please, will you come and review my face?
Examples
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It may be time to review your domestic arrangements.
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The editor will review your manuscript and provide feedback on its structure and content.
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So guys, today we're going to review In The Style.
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A lot of you guys asked me to review this thing.
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Would anyone like to review that for us?
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How am I going to review this drone in my house?
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Look, I'm supposed to review the show for work.
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Yeah, I reviewed it for the Times.
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In our next episode, we shall review the Flying Fortress in action.
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A number of limitations need to be considered when reviewing the findings of this study.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
To look at something carefully to find facts or problems
To judge how good or useful something is
Estimate how much a thing is worth or how good it is
To look at something carefully to check if it works or is safe
To look at something to make sure it is correct and works well
To look at something very carefully to check for mistakes
To look at something carefully to see what it is like
To give an opinion about a work such as a book or film to show its good and bad points
To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality
To look at something carefully to find mistakes or problems
To judge how good or how much something is worth
To look at something carefully and check all its parts
To judge how good or bad something is
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 Critical
- US
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Review comes from the French parts re- ('again') and voir ('to see'), like the English view. So to review a work critically is to 'look it over' carefully and decide what you think about its quality.