review
Noun
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A new appraisal or evaluation (synset 105755527)
hypernym: appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worthhyponym: stock-taking, stocktaking - reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook
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An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) (synset 106422034)
hypernym: criticism, literary criticism - a written evaluation of a work of literaturehyponym:
- book review - a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)
- notice - a short critical review
- rave - an extravagantly enthusiastic review
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A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment (synset 100144071)
hypernym: examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data (synset 113432706)
domain category: accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about financeshypernym: accounting, accounting system, method of accounting - a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accountshyponym: analytical review - an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changessynonym: limited review
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A variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians (synset 107032980)
hypernym: variety, variety show - a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performanceshyponym: follies - a revue with elaborate costumingsynonym: revue
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A periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art (synset 106610111)
hypernym: periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervalshyponym: literary review - a review devoted to literary criticism
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A summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion (synset 106481048)
hypernym: capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topichyponym: epanodos - recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)synonym: recap, recapitulation
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(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court) (synset 101199748)
domain category: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityhypernym: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedhyponym:
- bill of review - a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it
- judicial review - review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court
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Practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory (synset 100899509)
hypernym: drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitionshyponym: rub up - a review that refreshes your memorysynonym: brushup
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A formal or official examination (synset 100880949)
"the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"hypernym: examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)synonym: inspection
Verb
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Look at again;
Examine again (synset 200697955)"let's review your situation"hypernym: analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaningsynonym: reexamine -
Appraise critically (synset 200857194)
"She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"hyponym: peer review, referee - evaluate professionally a colleague's worksynonym: critique
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Hold a review (of troops) (synset 200698466)
hypernym: inspect - look over carefully
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Refresh one's memory (synset 200698618)
"I reviewed the material before the test"
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Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events);
Remember (synset 200698180)"she reviewed her achievements with pride"hypernym: remember, think back - recapture the past; indulge in memoriessynonym: look back, retrospect
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