review
verb/rɪˈvjuː/
/rɪˈvjuː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they review | /rɪˈvjuː/ /rɪˈvjuː/ |
| he / she / it reviews | /rɪˈvjuːz/ /rɪˈvjuːz/ |
| past simple reviewed | /rɪˈvjuːd/ /rɪˈvjuːd/ |
| past participle reviewed | /rɪˈvjuːd/ /rɪˈvjuːd/ |
| -ing form reviewing | /rɪˈvjuːɪŋ/ /rɪˈvjuːɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] review something to write a report of a book, play, film, product, etc. in which you give your opinion of it
- Please rate and review your purchase on our website.
- The play was reviewed in the national newspapers.
- The book was favourably reviewed by most critics.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- favourably/favorably
- critically
- [transitive, intransitive] (especially North American English) to look again at something you have studied, especially in order to prepare for an exam
- review something We will be reviewing all the topics covered this semester.
- review for something Jonas helped me review for the test.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa2- Next week we're going to be reviewing for the final.
- I think it would be a good idea to review the material in chapter 10.
- Take a little time to review your notes the evening before.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comprehensively
- fully
- thoroughly
- …
- agree to
- promise to
- ask somebody to
- …
- for
- review something in the light of something
- [transitive] review something (especially North American English) to check a piece of work to see if there are any mistakes
- Review your work before you turn it in.
- [transitive] review something to carefully examine or consider something again, especially so that you can decide if it is necessary to make changes synonym reassess
- The government will review the situation later in the year.
- The company is reviewing its business travel policy.
- After reviewing the evidence, the judge dismissed the case.
- This case should be reviewed in the light of new evidence.
- to review a decision/proposal
- Staff performance is reviewed annually.
Synonyms examineexamineanalyse ▪ review ▪ study ▪ discussThese words all mean to think about, study or describe somebody/something carefully, especially in order to understand them, form an opinion of them or make a decision about them.examine to think about, study or describe an idea, subject or piece of work very carefully:- These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10.
- The job involves gathering and analysing data.
- He tried to analyse his feelings.
- The government will review the situation later in the year.
- We will study the report carefully before making a decision.
- This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter.
- to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss what/how/whether…
- to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss the situation/evidence
- to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss something carefully/critically/systematically/briefly
Extra Examples- We are currently reviewing our options.
- Progress will be reviewed every three months .
- Pull out your budget and critically review each line on it.
- Safety procedures are being urgently reviewed after a chemical leak at the factory.
- This figure will be reviewed from time to time in the light of inflation.
- The decision may need to be reviewed in the light of new evidence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comprehensively
- fully
- thoroughly
- …
- agree to
- promise to
- ask somebody to
- …
- for
- review something in the light of something
- [transitive] review something to read or study information about something, especially in order to reach an opinion about it
- to review records/documents/data
- Let's start by reviewing the evidence.
- This paper reviews the literature on the subject.
- The next section briefly reviews previous studies.
- Students can review the material at their own pace.
- You should review the document carefully before signing.
- [transitive] review something to think about past events, for example to try to understand why they happened synonym take stock (of something)
- to review your failures and triumphs
- She had been reviewing the previous week on her way home.
- [transitive] review somebody/something to make an official inspection of a group of soldiers, etc. in a military ceremony
- The Commander-in-Chief reviewed the troops.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal inspection of military or naval forces): from obsolete French reveue, from revoir ‘see again’.
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