review definition

1. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
2. (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
3. a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
4. (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
5. practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
6. look at again; examine again
• examples: let's review your situation
7. appraise critically
• examples: She reviews books for the New York Times
• examples: Please critique this performance
8. hold a review (of troops)
9. refresh one's memory
• examples: I reviewed the material before the test
10. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
• examples: she reviewed her achievements with pride