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• a variation of revue.

review

American  

[ri-vyoo] / rɪˈvju /

noun

reviews plural

1. a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.

2. the process of going over a subject again in study or recitation in order to fix it in the memory or summarize the facts.

3. an exercise designed or intended for study of this kind.

4. a general survey of something, especially in words; a report or account of something.

5. an inspection or examination by viewing, especially a formal inspection of any military or naval force, parade, or the like.

6. a periodical publication containing articles on current events or affairs, books, art, etc..

   a literary review.

7. a judicial reexamination, as by a higher court, of the decision or proceedings in a case.

8. a second or repeated view of something.

   Synonyms:

   reexamination, reconsideration

9. a viewing of the past; contemplation or consideration of past events, circumstances, or facts.

10. Bridge. a recapitulation of the bids made by all players.

11. Theater. revue.

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verb (used with object)

reviews, present (3rd person singular) reviewed, past participle, past reviewing present participle

1. to go over (lessons, studies, work, etc.) in review.

2. to view, look at, or look over again.

3. to inspect, especially formally or officially.

   to review the troops.

4. to survey mentally; take a survey of.

   to review the situation.

5. to discuss (a book, play, etc.) in a critical review; write a critical report upon.

   Synonyms:

   criticize

6. to look back upon; view retrospectively.

7. to present a survey of in speech or writing.

8. Law. to reexamine judicially.

   a decision to review the case.

9. Bridge. to repeat and summarize (all bids made by the players).

verb (used without object)

reviews, present (3rd person singular) reviewed, past participle, past reviewing present participle

1. to write reviews; review books, movies, etc., as for a newspaper or periodical.

   He reviews for some small-town newspaper.

review British  

/ rɪˈvjuː /

verb

1. to look at or examine again

   to review a situation

2. to look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc); remember

   he reviewed his achievements with pride

3. to inspect, esp formally or officially

   the general reviewed his troops

4. to read through or go over in order to correct

5. law to re-examine (a decision) judicially

6. to write a critical assessment of (a book, film, play, concert, etc), esp as a profession

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noun

1. Also called: reviewal.  the act or an instance of reviewing

2. a general survey or report

   a review of the political situation

3. a critical assessment of a book, film, play, concert, etc, esp one printed in a newspaper or periodical

4. 1. a publication containing such articles

   2. ( capital when part of a name )

      the Saturday Review

5. a second consideration; re-examination

6. a retrospective survey

7. a formal or official inspection

8. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): revision.  the process of rereading a subject or notes on it, esp in preparation for an examination

9. law judicial re-examination of a case, esp by a superior court

10. a less common spelling of revue

Usage

What is a basic definition of review? A review is judgement or discussion of the quality of something. Review also means to go over a subject again as part of study or to look at something another time. Review has many other senses as both a noun and a verb. A review is a critique of something—a look at something’s good and bad points. Reviews are very common in every industry, and many people rely on them to learn more about something they are interested in, especially something they want to buy. A person who writes a review is a reviewer.

• Real-life examples: You can find reviews of almost anything online, such as movies, books, vacation spots, and schools. Websites like Amazon, Google Maps, and Rotten Tomatoes offer reviews of things. Most companies will even boast about good reviews that they get.
• Used in a sentence: I want to see the new movie because I heard it got good reviews. 

Review is used in this sense as a verb to mean to write or otherwise create (like a video) a review of something.

• Used in a sentence: Cho began her career by reviewing television shows for her YouTube channel. 

Review is also used to mean to go over a subject again to master it or to remember the material better. Your school teachers likely reviewed previous lessons with your class more than once before a test. When studying a new language, you will review words and grammar rules many times to help commit them to memory.

• Real-life examples: One of the main reasons teachers assign homework is so students will review the topics they learned that day. College students will often review an entire semester’s worth of notes the night before an important exam.
• Used in a sentence: Diego reviewed the geometry chapters with his tutor to understand the math better. 

Review is used in this sense as a noun to refer to an exercise or session that involves reviewing subject matter.

• Used in a sentence: Prof. Lopez led the review of the properties of the noble gases. 

As a verb, review can also mean to read, view, or look at something again.

• Real-life examples: Someone putting together furniture will likely review the directions many times before they're done. A chef will review a recipe that they are trying for the first time to make sure they don’t make a mistake. A writer will review their work for errors or grammar mistakes before giving it to an editor.
• Used in a sentence: Lola reviewed her letter to Santa Claus to make sure she included everything she wanted. 

Synonym Usage

Review, criticism imply careful examination of something, formulation of a judgment, and statement of the judgment, usually in written form. A review is a survey over a whole subject or division of it, or especially an article making a critical reconsideration and summary of something written: a review of the latest book on Chaucer. A criticism is a judgment, usually in an article, either favorable or unfavorable or both: a criticism of a proposed plan. The words are interchanged when referring to motion pictures or theater, but review implies a somewhat less formal approach than criticism in referring to literary works: movie reviews; play reviews; book reviews.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonreviewability
  noun
• prereview
  noun
• reviewability
  noun
• reviewer
  noun
• rereview
  verb
• nonreviewable
  adjective
• reviewable
  adjective
• reviewless
  adjective
• unreviewable
  adjective
• unreviewed
  adjective
• well-reviewed
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• reviews
  plural

Participles

• reviewing
  present
• reviewed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• review
  simple
• reviews
  simple
• have reviewed
  perfect
• has reviewed
  perfect
• am reviewing
  progressive
• are reviewing
  progressive
• is reviewing
  progressive
• have been reviewing
  perfect progressive
• has been reviewing
  perfect progressive

Past

• reviewed
  simple
• had reviewed
  perfect
• was reviewing
  progressive
• were reviewing
  progressive
• had been reviewing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will review
  simple
• will have reviewed
  perfect
• will be reviewing
  progressive
• will have been reviewing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of review

First recorded in 1555–65; from Middle French revue, noun use of feminine past participle of revoir “to see again,” ultimately from Latin revidēre, equivalent to re- re- + vidēre “to see”; see view

Explanation

To review means to look back over something for evaluation or memory. "The year in review" is a popular form of news feature near the end of December. If your boss wants to give you a review, she wants to look over the history of your job performance. A doctor might review your medical record to help diagnose your sickness. The review of a book or movie often evaluates the work in question based on its strong and weak points, sometimes ending with a recommendation (or a dismissal). Before a big test, you might want to review ("brush up on") your notes.

Example Sentences

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Machine-learning models have already shown promise in analyzing radiographs, according to a 2025 review.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

And a review of research he co-wrote concluded that the addition of dental benefits to the Medicare program for diagnosis, prevention and control of oral diseases could improve health and potentially reduce medical costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Roberts, who has also talked about separating the visit from politics, kept his review brief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Before the police major incident was declared, First Minister John Swinney told BBC Scotland News he was keeping the fire "under very close review" and was speaking to the fire service as things develop.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Court decided to bar claims from federal habeas corpus review if they weren't initially presented to state courts.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Those reviews have now been completed, Terekh said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The reviews will examine whether the hardware and software meet performance requirements and whether appropriate hazard controls are in place.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

An officer reviews the footage before issuing a flat-rated $93 citation, which is sent to the registered owner of the offending vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The case came to light after officials from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found reviews that diners had posted online with photographs of dishes sprinkled with ants.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Post reviews on your profile, join book conversations in the forums, and bask in the book-loving ambiance.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

With commercial tourism, social media and vlogging much of today’s world feels overexposed and overexplained, with seemingly every destination photographed, every experience reviewed and all hidden gems channeled into content.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

“Requiring this of Lineage could add several months to the removal effort, during which time-period odors will likely persist,” according to the letter, a copy of which was reviewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reviewed some 200 patents published over the past two years by Huawei and its partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Of the seven peptides reviewed by the FDA advisory committee, semax is the only one that’s approved in any country: In Russia, it’s used to treat stroke and optic-nerve conditions.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Colby reviewed the documents and asked his assistant to meet him at his home as soon as possible.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Beach says it is reviewing its dividend framework and will update investors next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

But moments later, the MLS released a statement saying it was "reviewing a tampering allegation" against the club.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

After reviewing more than 20 years of stranding records and preserved tissue samples, researchers at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and collaborating institutions identified three Helicobacter genotypes that had never been documented before.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta said it is reviewing the deferral of payments and allegations of fraud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Each of the parading squadrons was graded as it marched past the reviewing stand, where a bloated colonel with a big fat mustache sat with the other officers.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Related Words

• analysis
• appraisal
• article
• assessment
• column
• comment
• commentary
• criticism
• discussion
• essay
• evaluation
• inspection
• investigation
• judgment
• notice
• revision
• study