review

«review» in Mova's school dictionary: a second look at something to check or remember it; in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (review, reviews); verb (review, reviews, reviewed, reviewing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A review is a second look at something to check or remember it; in school, going over a lesson again. tree →

2) A review is a report saying what someone thinks of a book, film, game or meal. tree →

3) To review is to look at again, to check, or to write a review. tree →

4) A review can also be a formal inspection, where soldiers are lined up and checked by an important officer. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a word of school: review lessons, review questions; sometimes counts reviews or pages reviewed; rate per night. In school: «review for the test» (UK: revise). In everyday life: book reviews, star reviews online. Safety: not all online reviews are real; some are fake.

examples

• The teacher gave 10 review questions. tree →
• He reviewed 3 chapters each night. tree →
• The book got 25 good reviews. tree →
• How many pages did she review in a week? tree →
• We wrote a book review for English class. tree →
• Review your work before you hand it in. tree →
• The film got great reviews. tree →
• Some online reviews are fake, so read them carefully. tree →
• The referee reviewed the video before deciding. tree →
• I saw the army being reviewed. tree →

note

Mostly a word of the story; counts of pages or questions reviewed may add up or be a rate per night. Trap: none in counting. In the USA «review» for a test = UK «revise». Spelling: review (not «reveiw»).

In the corpora

• Critics and review sites give scores, but those are opinions, and your own taste may differ.
• Critics write reviews with reasons; you can read their reasons and still disagree, as taste is personal.
• "We are reviewing our options" often means we have not decided anything.
• "We are reviewing our options" often means nothing has been decided yet.
• Reviewing what you learned a few days later helps the memory last.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «review» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.