assess
verb (used with object)
to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
has assessed
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present perfectof assess (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A policy, even for far less than the potential loss, demonstrates that an outside party has assessed and is willing to cover a risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Jarkko Kyllonen, an expert on nuclear safety at Finland's nuclear regulator STUK, has assessed risk scenarios for the Onkalo project stretching up to a million years into the future.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War has assessed "the character of the war is shifting in favour of Ukrainian forces - at least for now".
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Historic England has assessed the building’s condition as “very bad.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
But he called in the law to do what he was bound to do for himself; and the law has assessed his honour at what seemed to be his own price.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
