review

1 of 2

noun

re·​view ri-ˈvyü 

1

a

: a formal military inspection

b

: a military ceremony honoring a person or an event

2

: revision sense 1a

3

: a general survey (as of the events of a period)

4

: an act or the process of reviewing

5

: judicial reexamination (as of the proceedings of a lower tribunal by a higher)

6

a

: a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

b

: a magazine devoted chiefly to reviews and essays

7

a

: a retrospective view or survey (as of one's life)

b(1)

: renewed study of material previously studied

(2)

: an exercise facilitating such study

8

: revue

review

2 of 2

verb

re·​view ri-ˈvyü 

reviewed; reviewing; reviews

transitive verb

1

 also  ˈrē-ˌvyü

: to view or see again

2

: to examine or study again

especially : to reexamine judicially

3

: to look back on : take a retrospective view of

review the past

4

a

: to go over or examine critically or deliberately

reviewed the results of the study

b

: to give a critical evaluation of

review a novel

5

: to hold a review of

review troops

intransitive verb

1

: to study material again : make a review

review for a test

2

: to write reviews

reviewable

ri-ˈvyü-ə-bəl 

adjective

Synonyms

Noun

• reappraisal
• reconsideration
• reexamination
• retrospect
• retrospection

Verb

• readdress
• reanalyze
• reconceive
• reconsider
• redefine
• reevaluate
• reexamine
• reexplore
• rethink
• revisit
• reweigh

Examples of review in a Sentence

Noun

Changes to the building had to be made after the review by the safety inspectors.

After hours of review, the committee made its decision.

The medical records were sent to the doctor for review.

I read the book reviews in the newspaper.

The educational software was sent to teachers for review.

Verb

Scientists are reviewing the results of the study.

I need time to review the situation.

The ruling will be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

The committee reviewed the applications.

The television show will review last year's major events.

She reviewed her notes for the speech.

The television show will review last year's major events.

The biography reviewed her accomplishments.

Critics have not yet reviewed the movie.

The book was reviewed in this magazine.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Top-Down Performance Reviews The top-down performance review is being replaced with a conversation between the boss and the employee. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

Verb

Haas, Tyron, and Gutierrez remain in police custody at the Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, according to inmate records reviewed by PEOPLE this week. —Sean Neumann, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English reveue, from Middle French, from feminine past participle of revoir to see again, reexamine, from Old French reveoir, from re- + veoir, veeir to see — more at view

Verb

in sense 1 of transitive verb, from re- + view; in other senses, from review entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1573, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Phrases Containing review

• for review
• judicial review
• on review of
• peer review
• pre-review
• rave review
• re-review
• review bomb
• review-bomber
• review bombing
• review copy
• salary/pay review
• subject to review
• under review
• up for review
• upon further review of
• utilization review

Rhymes for review

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

review

1 of 2 noun

re·​view ri-ˈvyü 

1

: a formal inspection of troops by officers

2

: a general survey

3

: an act of looking something over especially for flaws

4

a

: a discussion by a critic of the quality of something (as a book or play)

b

: a magazine filled mostly with reviews and essays

5

a

: a look at past events

b

: a fresh study of material studied before

6

: revue

review

2 of 2 verb

1

: to look at a thing again

2

: to study or examine again

review a lesson

3

: to make a formal inspection of (as troops)

4

: to discuss the quality of (as a book or play)

5

: to look back on

review one's accomplishments

reviewer noun

Legal Definition

review

1 of 2 noun

re·​view ri-ˈvyü 

: a judicial reexamination and reconsideration of the legality or constitutionality of something (as the proceedings of a lower tribunal or a legislative enactment or governmental action) see also judicial review

review

2 of 2 transitive verb

: to reexamine judicially

reviewability

-ˌvyü-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

reviewable

ri-ˈvyü-ə-bəl 

adjective