review

Signification

Noun

1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
3. A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
4. A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
5. A survey of the available items or material.
6. A review article.
7. A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
8. A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
9. A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

Verb

1. To survey; to look broadly over.
2. To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
3. To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
4. To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
5. (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
6. (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɪˈvjuː/

Étymologie

From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- + view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.

Phrases

I would give a good review of the new TV I bought a week ago .

Je donnerais une bonne critique du nouveau téléviseur que j'ai acheté il y a une semaine.