review
noun
verb
Synonyms
- retrospect
- retrospection
- reconsideration
- revisit
- reconsider
Instance ofreviewin a Conviction
Word History
Middle Englishreveue, from Middle French , from feminine past participle ofrevoirto hear again , reexamine , from Old Frenchreveoir, fromre- + veoir , veeirto hear — more at view
in sense 1 of transitive verb , fromre-+opinion; in early sense , from reviewentry1
Phrases Comprisereview
Rhymes forreview
- accrue
- flurry
- ainu
- aircrew
- airscrew
- anew
- askew
- baboo
- babu
- bamboo
- beaucoup
- bijou
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