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Webster 1913 Edition


Review

Re-view′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Reviewed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Reveiwing
.]
[Pref.
re-
+
view
. Cf.
Review
,
Noun.
]
1.
To view or see again; to look back on.
[R.]
“I shall review Sicilia.”
Shak.
2.
To go over and examine critically or deliberately.
Specifically:
(a)
To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition.
(b)
To go over with critical examination, in order to discover exellences or defects; hence, to write a critical notice of;
as, to
review
a new novel
.
(c)
To make a formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like;
as, to
review
a regiment
.
(d)
(Law)
To reexamine judically;
as, a higher court may
review
the proceedings and judgments of a lower one
.
3.
To retrace; to go over again.
Shall I the long, laborious scene
review
?
Pope.

Re-view′

,
Verb.
I.
To look back; to make a review.

Re-view′

,
Noun.
[F.
revue
, fr.
revu
, p. p. of
revoir
to see again, L.
revidere
; pref.
re-
re- +
videre
to see. See
View
,
and cf
.
Revise
.]
1.
A second or repeated view; a reexamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again;
as, a
review
of one’s studies; a
review
of life
.
2.
An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision;
as, an author's
review
of his works
.
3.
A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique.
4.
A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.
5.
An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc.
6.
(Law)
The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.
7.
A lesson studied or recited for a second time.
Bill of review
(Equity)
,
a bill, in the nature of proceedings in error, filed to procure an examination and alteration or reversal of a final decree which has been duly signed and enrolled.
Wharton.
Commission of review
(Eng. Eccl. Law)
,
a commission formerly granted by the crown to revise the sentence of the court of delegates.
Syn. – Reexamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.

Webster 1828 Edition


Review

REVIEW

,
Verb.
T.
revu'. [re and view.]
1.
To look back on.
2.
to see again.
i shall review Sicilia.
3.
To view and examine again; to reconsider; to revise; as, to review a manuscript. It is said that Virgil was prevented by death from reviewing the AEneis.
4.
To retrace.
Shall I the long laborious scene review?
5.
To survey; to inspect; to examine the state of any thing, particularly of troops; as, to review a regiment.

REVIEW

,
Noun.
revu'. [L. video, to see.]
1.
A second or repeated view; a re-examination; resurvey; as a review of the works of nature; a review of life.
2.
Revision; a second examination with a view to amendment or improvement; as an author's review of his works.
3.
In military affairs, an examination or inspection of troops under arms, by a general or commander, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of their discipline, equipment, &c.
4.
In literature, a critical examination of a new publication, with remarks.
5.
A periodical pamphlet containing examinations or analyses of new publications; as the Critical Review.
Commission of review, a commission granted by the British king to revise the sentence of the court of delegates.

Definition 2024


Review

Review

See also: review

German

Noun

Review m (genitive Reviews, plural Reviews), f, n

  1. report
  2. (journalism, Internet, software) review

Declension

review

review

See also: Review

English

Noun

review (plural reviews)

  1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact.
    I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
  2. 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.
  3. (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
    The victims demanded a full judical review of the case.
  4. A stage show made up of sketches etc.
    The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
  5. A survey of the available items or material.
    The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
  6. A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
    The Times Literary Review is published in London.
  7. A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
    The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
  8. A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
    The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.

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Verb

review (third-person singular simple present reviews, present participle reviewing, simple past and past participle reviewed)

  1. To survey; to look broadly over.
    Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
  2. 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:
      [] "The Interview," a crude and poorly reviewed comedy about a C.I.A. effort to hire two bumbling journalists to knock off Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader []
  3. To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
  4. (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
    • 1610–11, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale, act IV, scene iv, in The Works of Mr. William Shakeſpear; in Eight Volumes, volume II (1709), page 954:
      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.
  5. (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.
    • 1726, Alexander Pope (translator), Homer (author), Odyssey, book III, lines 127–128, in The Odyſſey of Homer, volume I (1760), page 113:
      Shall I the long, laborious ſcene review, // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?

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