assess (verb)
1assess — ► VERB 1) evaluate or estimate. 2) set the value of a tax, fine, etc. for (a person or property). DERIVATIVES assessable adjective assessment noun assessor noun. ORIGIN Old French assesser, from Latin assidere sit by (later levy tax) …
2assess — as‧sess [əˈses] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to make a judgement about a person or situation after considering all the information: • This information is needed to assess efficiency and effectiveness. assess that • The federal government… …
3assess — as·sess /ə ses/ vt 1: to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax) 2 a: to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate b: to subject to a tax, charge, or levy each property owner was assess ed an additional five dollars 3 …
4assess — verb 1 form an opinion ADVERB ▪ fully ▪ accurately, correctly, properly ▪ carefully ▪ She carefully assessed the situation …
5assess — verb (T) 1 to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it: It s difficult to assess the effects of the new legislation just yet. | assess what/how etc: We ve tried to assess what went wrong. 2 to calculate the… …
6assess — verb 1) we need more time to assess the situation Syn: evaluate, judge, gauge, rate, estimate, appraise, consider, get the measure of, determine, analyze; informal size up 2) the damage was assessed at $5 million Syn …
7assess — verb 1) the committee s power is hard to assess Syn: evaluate, judge, gauge, rate, estimate, appraise, weigh up; informal size up 2) the damage was assessed at £5 billion Syn: value, calculate, work out …
8assess — verb /əˈsɛs/ a) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate He assessed the situation. b) To give or charge with (as with penalties in sports) …
9assess — verb evaluate or estimate the nature, value, or quality of. ↘set the value of a tax, fine, etc., for (a person or property) at a specified level. Derivatives assessable adjective assessment noun assessor noun Origin ME: from OFr. assesser, based… …
10assess — [[t]əse̱s[/t]] ♦♦♦ assesses, assessing, assessed 1) VERB When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgement about them. [V n] Our correspondent has been assessing the impact of the sanctions... [V n] The …
