Review

Review
Review Re*view", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Review?d}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reveiwing}.] [Pref. re- + view. Cf. {Review}, n. ] 1. To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] ``I shall review Sicilia.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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 re["e]xamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one. [1913 Webster]

3. To retrace; to go over again. [1913 Webster]

Shall I the long, laborious scene review? --Pope. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Review — Re*view , v. i. To look back; to make a review. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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