as ‧ sess S2 W2 AC /əˈses/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ assessment , ↑ assessor ; verb : ↑ assess ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: assesser , from Latin , past participle of assidere 'to sit beside, help in making judgments' , from ad- 'to' + sedere 'to sit' ]
1 . to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it SYN judge
assess the impact/extent/effectiveness etc of something
a report to assess the impact of advertising on children
assess what/how etc
The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have.
be assessed as something
Many of the adults were assessed as having learning difficulties.
2 . to calculate the value or cost of something
be assessed at something
The value of the business was assessed at £1.25 million.