ASSESS | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of assess in English assessverb [ T ] uk /əˈses/ us /əˈses/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something: The insurers will need to assess the flood damage. They assessed the cost of the flood damage at £2,500. Exams are not the only means of assessing a student's ability. It's too early to assess the long-term consequences of the two countries' union. [ + question word ] We need to assess whether the project is worth doing.

• Under the tutelage of Professor Roberts, the 900 delegates assessed and discussed the social market economy.
• The rate of breakdown of muscle protein was assessed.
• We expect the new scheme for assessing claims to come into operation early next year.
• Authorities are assessing damage caused by last night's stormy weather.
• They couldn't agree the best way to assess their students.

Analysing and evaluating

• adjudication
• analysable
• analyse
• analyser
• analyst
• appraise
• calculus
• dissect
• have the measure of someone/something idiom
• inquest
• inspect
• inspection
• interpret something as something
• interpretable
• parse
• reattribute
• reattribution
• regrade
• reinspect
• reinspection

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assess | American Dictionary

assessverb [ T ] us /əˈses/

assess verb [T] (JUDGE)

Add to word list Add to word list to decide the quality or importance of something: A college is going to assess a student’s ability based on grades. To assess is also to judge the cost or value of something: Government officials assessed the flood damage in the millions of dollars.

assess verb [T] (ASK FOR MONEY)

to charge someone an amount of money as a special payment: In order to complete the new clubhouse, all members will be assessed an additional $200 a year.

assessment

noun [ C ] us /əˈses·mənt/ This is an interesting assessment of Mark Twain’s importance in American literature.

assessment

noun [ C ] us /əˈses·mənt/ Co-op owners had to pay an assessment to cover the cost of the roof repair. (Definition of assess from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

assess | Business English

assessverb [ T ] uk /əˈses/ us Add to word list Add to word list to make a decision about a person or situation after considering all the information: The consultant was hired to assess the impact of the buyout on consumers.assess that/whether A lender must be able to assess that the borrower is able to pay back the loan. The appraisal system is designed to help you assess your strengths and weaknesses.assess sb on sth You will be assessed on your ability to take decisions quickly. to judge or decide the amount or value of something: assess sth at sth The cost of repairs to the equipment was assessed at £2,000. ACCOUNTING, TAX to decide how much tax someone must pay on something: assess sb/sth for sth Currently, 38 states require counties to assess properties for taxation. If you are self-employed, you will be required to submit a tax declaration so that you can be assessed for income tax.assess sb/sth on sth You will be assessed on all your income, including any interest you have earned. (Definition of assess from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of assess

assess To assess the accuracy of these measures, two sets of experiments were planned. From the Cambridge English Corpus The present study aimed to assess, in a community sample, actions taken to cope with depression at different levels of psychological distress. From the Cambridge English Corpus The findings underline the importance of using specific rather than general tasks to assess phonology, phonological sensitivity, and phonological representations. From the Cambridge English Corpus According to this definition - ideology-as-shorthand - it should have been no more difficult to assess a party's positions than to formulate one's own ideology. From the Cambridge English Corpus This instrument assessed symptoms experienced over the past week. From the Cambridge English Corpus This type of simulation represents a common physiological method used to assess the receptive field center. From the Cambridge English Corpus Symbolic play and behavior problems were assessed at 34 months. From the Cambridge English Corpus Vulnerability to develop psychosis was measured using a clinical interview assessing the level of psychotic symptoms. From the Cambridge English Corpus We derive six categories of multilateral co-operation, and then assess the evidence for two five-year periods, 1985-89 and 1990-94. From the Cambridge English Corpus This research falls under two main themes (i) assessing the societal value of orphan drugs and (ii) funding the development and use of orphan drugs. From the Cambridge English Corpus Trophic diversity is assessed by assigning taxa to trophic habits, thereby revealing the appearance of new components of ecosystem structure over time. From the Cambridge English Corpus Various other studies have assessed pelvic immobilisation devices. From the Cambridge English Corpus A literature search revealed no similar studies assessing the effectiveness of bereavement camps. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, one might hope that the chapter prefaces or book structure would highlight key points of debate so that instructors and students could assess them. From the Cambridge English Corpus The study was designed to assess the effects of two-way bilingual education on students' academic development. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of assess?

Translations of assess

in Chinese (Traditional) 評價, 評定, 對…估價… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 评价, 评定, 对…估价… See more in Spanish evaluar, valorar… See more in Portuguese avaliar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian मूल्यांकन, मूल्यमापन… See more ～を査定する, 評価する, 評価（ひょうか）する… See more değerlendirmek, değerini belirlemek, hesaplamak… See more évaluer, estimer, juger… See more avaluar, valorar… See more schatten, beoordelen, aanslaan… See more ஏதோ ஒன்றின் அளவு, மதிப்பு, தரம் அல்லது முக்கியத்துவத்தை மதிப்பிடும் அல்லது தீர்மானிக்க… See more (किसी चीज़ की मात्रा, भाव, गुणवत्ता या महत्व का) आकलन करना… See more મૂલ્યાંકન કર્યું, કોઈ વસ્તુની માત્રા, મૂલ્ય… See more vurdere, opgøre, beregne… See more uppskatta, bedöma, taxera… See more menaksir, ditaksir… See more abschätzen, einschätzen… See more vurdere, bedømme, fastslå… See more اندازہ کرنا, جائزہ لینا, جانچنا… See more оцінювати, визначати суму податку… See more అంచనా వేయు… See more মূল্যায়ন করা, কোনোকিছুর পরিমাণ, মূল্য… See more ohodnotit, odhadnout, odhadnout k účelům zdanění… See more menilai, menaksir, memperkirakan… See more ประเมิน, ประเมินค่า, ประเมินราคา… See more ước định, định giá… See more oceniać, wyliczyć, szacować… See more 평가하다… See more valutare, calcolare, stimare… See more Need a translator?

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    • assess (JUDGE)
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