review

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.countableuncountable

• I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.

An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.countableuncountable

• The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.

A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.countableuncountable

• The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.

A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.countableuncountable

• The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.

A survey of the available items or material.countableuncountable

• The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.

A review article.countableuncountable

A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.countableuncountable

• The Times Literary Review is published in London.

A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.countableuncountable

• The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.

A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.countableuncountable

• The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.

To survey; to look broadly over.

• Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

• The critic reviews every new play in London.

To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.

• "Keith Williams is reviewing his review," the source said. "The whole structure of the industry has changed since he wrote his report. [...]"

To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.CanadaPhilippinesUS

To view or see again; to look back on.obsolete

• 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

To retrace; to go over again.obsolete

• Shall I the long, laborious ſcene review, // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?