I. rə̇ˈvyü, rēˈ- noun
Etymology: Middle French revue, from feminine of revu, past participle of revoir to look over, from re- + voir to look, see — more at view
1. : a looking over or examination with a view to amendment or improvement : revision
an author's review of his works
2. : an inspection (as of troops under arms or of a naval force) by a high officer (as for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline and equipment) ; specifically : a march past a reviewing officer usually following an inspection
3. : a general survey or view (as of the events of a period)
take a review of the war
pass one's life in review
4. : an act of inspecting or examining : reviewing
5. : judicial reexamination (as of the proceedings of a lower tribunal by a higher)
6.
a. : an explanatory and critical account of an artistic production or performance (as a book, play, exhibition, or concert) usually in a periodical : criticism , critique
b. : a periodical containing primarily critical articles
7.
a. : a second or repeated view : reexamination
b. : a retrospective view or survey (as of one's life)
c.
(1) : renewed study (as at the end of a course or before an examination) of material previously studied
(2) : an exercise designed to facilitate such study
8. : revue
II. “, in senses 1&2 (ˈ)rē|vyü verb
Etymology: re- + view
transitive verb
1. archaic : to view or see again
2. : to examine again : make a second or additional inspection of : study anew
the officers viewed and reviewed the fortifications
3.
[ review (I) ]
a. : to take a view of : examine with consideration or attention : survey
on reviewing all the circumstances
b. : to look back on : take a retrospective view of
4. : to reexamine judicially
a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one
5. : to go over or examine critically or deliberately: as
a. obsolete : to subject to revision (as a manuscript before printing or a book for a new edition)
b. : to go over with critical examination in order to discover excellences or defects ; also : to give a critical examination of
review a new novel
6. : to make a formal or official examination of the state of (as troops) : hold a review of
review a regiment
7. : to recapitulate (previous calls in the auction of the current deal) in a bridge game
intransitive verb
: to make a review
reviewing for a test
usually : to write reviews : be a reviewer